:1: FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. 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.2611 OF 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office Memoranda Court’s or Judge’s orders. of Coram, appearance, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr.S.D.Dharmadhikari, Adv. for the Applicant. Mr. Rajesh More, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM : R.S. MOHITE,J. DATED : 20.7.2006. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. This is an application for grant of bail. The applicant is being tried as an accused for offence under Section 302 read with 34 of the I.P.C. in Sessions Case No. 27/2006. The present applicant is the cousin brother one Ratan. The deceased is the wife of Ratan by name Laxmi. On perusal of the F.I.R., it appears that Ratan had strangulated his wife. The F.I.R. is on basis of extra judicial confession made by Ratan to the Police Patil. The incident in question took place on 3.12.2005. On 5.12.2005, police have recorded the statements of :2: three persons claim to have workers. These persons have witnessed the incident through window. However, they say that the present applicant had held the accused while she was strangulated by Ratan. They say that thereafter, they ran away. Prima facie, their conduct would have been to disclose what they have seen on the spot to several persons gathered on the spot. Taking an over all view of the matter. I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant. It is therefore, directed that pending his trial in pursuance of C.R.No.27/2006 registered by Manpada Police Station the applicant may be released on bail in the sum of Rs.15,000/- with one surety in the like amount subject to the condition that he will report to the I.O. at Manpada Police Station once in a month on every first Monday between 11 to 5.p.m. till the disposal of the trial. 2. Application is disposed off. :3: (R. S. MOHITE, J.)