1 mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.5285 of 2009 Balasaheb N. Jadhav ... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent ... Mr.M.S.Mohite for the applicant. Mrs.A.A.Mane APP for the State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATED : 13th January 2010 P.C. 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicant prays for bail in connection with C.R.No.201 of 2009 registered at Sangola police station, Dist.Solapur. The offence is principally punishable u/s.498A and other sections of the IPC. 3. The applicant is the husband and has been arrested on 20th June 2009 i.e. Two days after the death of the wife and is in jail since then. The investigation has been completed and charge­sheet has been filed. Presence of applicant is no more required for investigation. Applicant 2 has two small children, one two years and another less than one year respectively. 4. Presence of applicant is needed in the house for looking after the children. Other co­accused have been released on bail. Prosecution do not apprehend any apprehension of applicant absconding in the event of his release on bail. The only apprehension expressed is that applicant may threaten the prosecution witness. A suitable condition can be imposed to prevent this. Hence, I pass the following order:­ O R D E R The applicant be released on bail on personal bond of Rs.30,000/­ with two sureties of Rs.15,000/­ each subject to the condition that the applicant shall not threaten or otherwise contact with any of the prosecution witnesses. If he commits any breach of the conditions, bail shall be liable to be cancelled forthwith. (D.G. KARNIK,J.)