1 BA 303-2011 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.303 OF 2011 Arun Uttam alias Uttamrao Kapase .Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra .Respondent Mr.A.P.Mundargi, Senior Counsel i/b. Mr.P.G.Sarda, for the Applicant Ms Alpa T. Javeri, APP, for the Respondent - State CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 30TH MARCH, 2011 P.C. . Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant. 2. This is an application for bail by husband in the case of murder of his wife, who died of strangulation, though some insecticide also found in the viscera. All the other accused have been admitted to bail. The allegation of altercation against the applicant and others, who have been admitted 2 BA 303-2011 to bail are same. All the same, the victim has died at applicant's house of strangulation. The applicant is alleged to have received a sum of Rs.15,000/- some time in January, 2010 i. e. four months before the incident from the victim's parents to pacify the applicant. The learned Counsel for the applicant states that the applicant's case cannot be distinguished from that of others, who have been admitted to bail. Applicant is not entitled to bail, first, as the applicant has received a sum of Rs.15,000/- from the parents of the victim indicating that there was demand and therefore, possibly ill treatment, and secondly, as a husband, it was his duty to ensure that the victim was looked after properly. 3. Criminal Bail Application is rejected. (R.C.CHAVAN, J.)