1` IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Application (APPA) No. 856/2010 in Criminal Appeal No. 13/2008 Raju Rambhau Patile and another vs. State of Maharashtra, through its P.S.O., Chandur Bazar, Tahsil Chandur Bazar, District: Amravati ---Applicant: Raju Rambhau Patile ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's or directions and Registrar's orders. Orders. Mr. D.J.Jain Advocate holding for Mr. A.S.Mardikar, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. T.A.Mirza, APP for respondent-State. CORAM : MRS. V.K.TAHILRAMANI & M.L.TAHALIYANI, JJ DATE : 30.3.2011 The applicant has been convicted under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The applicant is now seeking temporary bail on the ground that his wife is mentally ill and his mother is old and ill and there is no one to look after her. As far as the first ground is concerned that the wife of the applicant is mentally ill, enquiry was conducted in to the matter and the statement of the Sarpanch of village Ghatladki was recorded. Smt. Sunita Zatale the Sarpanch of village Ghatladki has stated that the behaviour of the wife of the applicant is 2` quite normal and is that of a sane person. As far as mother of the applicant is concerned, it is stated that she is residing with her son Yuvaraj Patile at Village Chichkumbh and Yuvaraj is taking care of his mother. Statement of Yuvaraj has also been recorded. Yuvaraj has stated that his mother is residing with him since many years and he is looking after her. The learned advocate for the applicant has produced medical certificate dated 20.3.2011 of the Government Hospital, Amravati to substantiate his contention that the wife of the applicant is mentally ill. The said medical certificate is taken on record and marked 'X' for identification. We have perused the said certificate. We do not find that there is any serious mental illness stated therein so as to necessitate the applicant being released on bail. In view of the above, the application is rejected. Office to communicate this order to the applicant who is Central Prison, Amravati. JUDGE JUDGE patle 3`