* 1 * Cri.Appln­3922/2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3922 OF 2010 Mangal Chandrakant Jagtap and anr. .......Applicants V/S. The State of Maharashtra .........Respondents * * * * * * Mr. Jaydeep Mane, Advocate for the applicants. Mr. Y.M. Nakhawa, Advocate for the respondent­State. Coram : Smt. R.P. SondurBaldota, J. 15 September, 2010. P.C. : 1. The applicants who are mother­in­law and the sister­in­law (i.e. wife of brother­in­law) of one Ashwini alongwith three others are charged with the murder of Ashwini by pushing her into well for non­fulfillment of demand of gold and money in C.R. No. 301 of 2010 registered with Mohol Police Station. 2. As per the complaint on 11th July, 2010 at about 6.00 a.m.a * 2 * Cri.Appln­3922/2010 message over mobile phone was received by the complainant from the daughter of applicant no.1 that Ashwini was missing from the house since 6.p.m. on 10th July, 2010. Therefore, complainant accompanied by other family members went to the village of the applicants at 10.00 p.m. on 11th July, 2010. They found that a large crowd had gathered in the agricultural field and the accused persons were proceeding to perform last rites of Ashwini. The complainant is alleged to have asked the father­in­law of Ashwini who happens to be the complainant’s brother as to whether the police had been informed about the death of Ashwini and whether there was any panchanama drawn by the police. The brother is alleged to have not appropriately responded to the queries and therefore a complaint was filed that the applicants alongwith the other three accused persons pushed Ashwini into the well and killed her. Apparently, there is nothing to show that the death of Ashwini was homicidal death. 3. I have perused the police papers. I am satisfied that this is a case where the applicants can be granted anticipatory bail. Hence, the application is allowed. In the event of the arrest of the applicants in C.R.301 of 2010 registered with Mohol Police Station * 3 * Cri.Appln­3922/2010 they be released on bail on furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs.15,000/­ each (Rs. Fifteen Thousand only) with one surety in the like amount. [Smt. R.P. SondurBaldota, J]