1 ABA-768-11.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Mhi ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 768 OF 2011 Shri Ravi Abasaheb Madhale ... Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. M.R.Prasad,Advocate, for the applicant. Mrs. P.P.Shinde, APP, for the respondent . CORAM: J.H.BHATIA,J. DATE : 8th September, 2011. P.C. 1. The applicant seeks anticipatory bail in Crime No.174/2011 registered at Vishrambag Police Station, Sangli, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504 read with Section 34 of IPC. on the report of one Reshma, who was married to the applicant. 2. From the FIR, it appears that she was married on 4.3.2010 and she lived with her husband till 25.7.2010 and during that period, she was subjected to cruelty by her husband and other relatives for payment of money, etc. The FIR was lodged on 16.8.2011 i.e. more than one year after she had left the house of 2 ABA-768-11.sxw her husband. According to the husband, she was already married to somebody else but that fact was not known at the time of the marriage of the applicant with her. When this fact came to his knowledge, she left his house. It is not necessary to enter into the question whether the allegation of the present applicant is true or not. Fact remains that the FIR was lodged more than one year after she left the house of the husband. Taking into consideration the facts, custodial interrogation is not necessary. 3. Therefore, in the event of arrest in Crime No.174/2011, the applicant shall be released on his executing P.R. of Rs.15,000/- with a surety in the like amount with condition that he shall make himself available to the police as and when required for the purpose of interrogation. Application stands disposed of. (J.H.BHATIA,J.)