ABA-543-11.sxw 1 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.543 OF 2011 Gulabbhai Meghnath Patil ... Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra, Thru’ Kalyan Taluka Police Station, Dist. Thane ... Respondent Mr. Amol Joshi for the Applicant. Mrs. A.A. Mane, APP, for the Respondent. CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 23 RD JUNE, 2011. P.C. : 1. By consent, heard finally. 2. I have gone through the F.I.R., a copy of which is annexed to the Anticipatory Bail Application. I have also gone through the other annexures to the Anticipatory Bail Application. 3. On 24th April, 2011, Shital, daughter-in-law of the Applicant, committed suicide by hanging herself. Two days thereafter, the father of Shital - Shri Balaram Sutar - lodged a report with the Police alleging that, since her marriage with the co- accused Ramakant, she was being treated with cruelty by the said Ramakant and his relatives including the Applicant. It was claimed in the First Information Report that Shital had committed suicide because of the harassment caused to her by the Applicant and other accused. ABA-543-11.sxw 2 Dixit 4. No suicide note appears to have been left by the said Shital. As such, what exactly led to her taking the step of ending her life, is not clear. 5. Undoubtedly, there are allegations of cruelty on the part of the Applicant and the others, but these allegations are of a general nature and no specific instance or instances of cruelty are mentioned. It also appears that only eight days before the suicide, Shital and the co-accused Ramakant had visited the place of Shital's parents. 6. Some of the accused in this case have been arrested and released on bail. The Bail Applications of some of the accused are said to be pending. 7. In the facts and circumstances, since the detention of the Applicant does not seem to be essential for the purpose of investigation, I think it fit to grant anticipatory bail to the Applicant subject to certain conditions. 8. In the event of his arrest in C.R. No.I-46 of 2011 of Kalyan Taluka Police Station, Dist. Thane, the Applicant be released on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/-, with one surety in like amount, on the condition to attend the Police Station everyday, between 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., for a period of one week from tomorrow, i.e. 24th June, 2011, and thereafter, as and when required by the Investigating Officer. [A.M. THIPSAY, J.]