IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1517 OF 2007 The State of Maharashtra. ..Applicant. Vs. Navnath S.Sonawane and anr. ..Respondents. Smt.M.H.Mhatre, APP. for the Applicant. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE, J. DATE : 6th August,2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. This is an application for leave to file appeal. The original accused have been acquitted for an offence under section 498A, 306 read with 34 of the I.P.C. The husband and the mother-in-law of deceased -Pratibha were two accused. Pratibha poured kerosene herself and committed suicide on 25.9.2002. There was dying declaration recorded on the same day and the same has been disbelieved by the trial court. It is recorded that the prosecutor conceded that the prosecution was not relying on the dying declaration. The A.P.P. states that there is some material of cruelty and there is instigation to commit suicide. However, there is no such evidence. As regards the dowry demand one of the relative has admitted in the cross examination that there was no dowry demand at the time of the marriage. The evidence regarding subsequent demand is vague. Not a fit case to grant leave to file appeal. Hence, leave refused. Consequently, the appeal papers to be filed. (R. S. MOHITE, J.)