1 25.apln2615-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2615 OF 2010 Godavari Baba Singh. ..Applicant. Vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. .... Mr.C.K. Pendse, Advocate for the applicant. Mr.Y.M. Nakhawa, A.P.P. for the State. .... CORAM : A.R.JOSHI, J. DATED : 19TH JULY, 2010 P.C. 1. Heard rival submissions for sometime on this application for regular bail preferred by the woman accused aged about 60 years. She is facing the offences punishable under Sections 302 & 498A of Indian Penal Code. 2. Prima facie there is strong material against the present applicant in as much as there are two dying declarations one immediately given to the SEM on the same afternoon of the incident of burning and second one on the same evening 2 25.apln2615-10 given to the police. In both the dying declarations, the name of the present applicant - mother-in-law of the victim is taken as pouring kerosene on the person of the victim and setting her on fire. Apparently during said incident present applicant mother-in-law along with her another daughter-in-law and son of the victim were in the flat, whereas the victim was seen in burning condition in the varanda of the flat which was enclosed by way of a grill and such grill having a lock. According to the eye witness account of one witness, he heard the commotion and saw the victim in burning condition inside the grill area infront of the flat. After broking up the grill lock, said witness entered. The victim was helped. Fire was extinguished and she was taken to hospital. 3. Considering specific allegations imputed against the present applicant mother-in-law, it would not be in the fitness of the situation to release her on bail during pendency of the matter. After initial allegations as to pouring kerosene and setting the victim on fire, offence was registered punishable under Section 307 and other allied offences. However, on the 3 25.apln2615-10 next day, the victim succumbed to the injuries and Section 302 of IPC was added. 4. Considering the above prima facie material, present application is disposed of with certain directions to the concerned Court to try the matter expeditiously. Hence the order :- :: O R D E R :: [i] Criminal Application No.2615 of 2010 for regular bail stands rejected. [ii] The Sessions Court which is seized of the matter shall dispose of the case as early as possible preferably within a period of six months from receipt of this order without being influenced by any observations made in the present order so far as merits of the case are concerned. (A.R.JOSHI,J.) ppd