1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION APPLICATION NO. 2971 OF 2009 The State of Maharashtra. ... Applicant. V/s. Anandibai Eknath Shinde & Anr. ... Respondents. Mrs. S.V. Gajre, APP for the Applicant. Mr. R.N. Kachare for the Respondents. CORAM : S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J. DATED : 04th JANUARY 2010. P.C. :- This is an application by the State seeking leave to appeal against an order of acquittal passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Satara in Sessions Case No.173 of 2008. 2. By the Judgment and Order dated 19th March 2009, in this Sessions Case, the Additional Sessions Judge has acquitted the accused for the offence punishable under Section 306, 498-A r/w. 34 of the I.P.C. 3. From a perusal of the Application and the Judgment under challenge with the assistance of the Counsel appearing for both sides, I am of the opinion that this is a fit case for grant of leave. 2 4. The Second Respondent is the husband of the deceased. The deceased and the Second Respondent were married. The deceased was married residing with the Second Respondent at Satara. She had gone to her house for delivery and delivered a child on 29th October 2004. Thereafter, the Second Respondent allegedly called her to a family function and the deceased came alongwith the child on 13th November 2007. The deceased has allegedly spoken to her mother about the Second Respondent and his family demanding a sum of Rs.50,000/-. There are other allegations and eventually the deceased expired on 17th November 2007. 5. Considering the contents of the Application made by the State, this is a fit case for grant of leave. The Application is made absolute in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b). (S.C. DHARMADHIKARI,J.)