1 CRI.APP.NO.1807/2009. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1807 OF 2009. Sarika w/o Balasaheb Urankar ...Applicant. Versus The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent. ... Mr.L.M.Kulkarni, Advocate for the applicant. Mr.N.H.Borade, APP for the respondent. ... CORAM: A.V.NIRGUDE,J. Date : 9th July, 2009. COURT'S ORDER: 1. The applicant is seeking bail in Crime No.73/2009 of Shivajinagar Police Station, Dist.Beed, dated 9th May, 2009, alleging offence punishable under Sections 498-A, 306, 304-B of the Indian penal Code, and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. The applicant's daughter-in-law committed suicide 2 CRI.APP.NO.1807/2009. on 9th May, 2009. She even set on fire her two children. All the three injured persons were admitted to hospital immediately after the incident. The daughter-in-law of the applicant then made a statement as to how she tried to commit suicide and tried to kill her two children. She said, she was being harassed by her husband, her mother-in-law and others. On that day, she had a quarrel with the applicant. She said, her husband assaulted her at the instigation of the applicant. She said, after this incident, both her husband and the applicant left her house. Taking this opportunity, she said, she poured kerosene on her own person and on the person of her children and then set herself on fire. Her children were also set on fire. 3. As said above, the daughter-in-law of the applicant was taken to hospital. So also her children were also taken to hospital, but all of them succumbed to their injuries. The prosecution case does not suggest that the applicant set her daughter- in-law on fire. The allegation is that she caused dowry death of her daughter-in-law etc. The applicant is in custody since 9th May, 2009. The investigation as far as her role is concerned, must have been over by now. I am told, the charge-sheet is also filed. The other two accused are released on bail, the applicant also deserves bail. The 3 CRI.APP.NO.1807/2009. application is allowed. (i) The applicant is released on bail of Rs.10,000/- (Rs.Ten Thousand only), with one surety in the like amount. (A.V.NIRGUDE,J.) lkp.