Cri. Apln. No. 2385/2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2385 OF 2011 1. Sahadu s/o. Goda Sonwane, 2. Dagubai w/o. Sahadu Sonawane, Both R/o. Jeur Kumbhari, Tq. Kopargaon, Dist. Ahmednagar. ....Applicants. Versus The State of Maharashtra ....Respondent. Mr. V.D. Hon, Advocate for applicants. Mr. B.J. Sonawane, APP for respondent. CORAM : T. V. NALAWADE, J. DATED : 20th June, 2011. PER COURT : 1. This application is filed for bail in Cr. No. 136/2011 registered in Kopargaon Police Station, District Ahmednagar for offences punishable under sections 307, 498-A, 34 etc. of the Indian Penal Code. The APP has made papers of investigation available. Both the sides are heard. 2. The report is given by daughter in law of the present applicants. The incident took place on 27.4.2011. Allegations are made that both the applicants and the husband of the complainant were giving illtreatment to her and at the time of incident the husband gave beating to her and then all of them set her on fire after pouring kerosene on her person. In Cri. Apln. No. 2385/2011 2 the first statement given to police on the basis of which the crime is registered the complainant has made aforesaid allegations against the applicants. Today one more statement given by the complainant came to be shown with papers of investigation. In the said statement dated 30.4.2011 the complainant has contended that at the relevant time she and the present applicants were at home and there was a petty quarrel and due to the said quarrel, she set herself on fire by pouring kerosene on her person. She has contended that the present applicants extinguished the fire. Injury certificate shows that she sustained 44 % burn injuries. In view of the aforesaid circumstances, it was submitted for the applicants that bail can be granted to the applicants. It was also submitted that they are aged persons and they are behind bars since 1.5.2011. In view of the aforesaid circumstances and particularly the subsequent statement dated 30.4.2011, this is a fit case for granting bail to the applicants. So the order. (1) The application is allowed. Applicants are to be released on bail on their furnishing PR and SB of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand) by each of them. They are not to tamper with the prosecution witnesses. [ T. V. NALAWADE, J.] ssc/criapln2385/11