IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI.APPLICATION NO.1969 OF 200 CRI.APPLICATION NO.1969 OF 200 CRI.APPLICATION NO.1969 OF 2009 Laxman Maruti Khichade, .. Applicant Vs The State of Maharashtra, .. Respondent. Mr J.D.Mane, for the applicant. Mr K.V.Saste, APP, for the respondent. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. DATE : 05/05/200 DATE : 05/05/200 DATE : 05/05/2009 PC: PC: PC: 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned APP for the respondent. 2. The applicant is seeking bail in C.R.No.16 of 2009 of Madha Police Station. The said crime has been registered against the applicant for having allegedly committed an offence punishable under sections 307,498(A),323,504, r/w 34 of the IPC. 3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that the applicant and three others subjected the deceased-Minakshi to harassment with a view to coercing her and her family members to meet their unlawful demand of monies. It is alleged that on 11.3.2009, the husband and the mother-in-law of the deceased poured kerosene and set her on fire. There is a dying declaration on record. She has specifically attributed overt act to her mother-in-law and her husband. According to the deceased, the mother-in-law poured kerosene on her person and her husband set her on fire. Insofar as the present applicant is concerned, he was not present in the house at the relevant time. There are no allegations of whatsoever nature against him made by the deceased in the dying declaration. Keeping that in view and considering overall facts and circumstances of the case, in my opinion, this is a fit case to enlarge the applicant on bail. Hence, I pass the following order. . The applicant is directed to be enlarged on bail in the sum of Rs.5,000/- with one or two sureties to make up the said amount, subject to condition that the applicant shall report to the concerned police station as and when called. . While passing this order I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the trial Court shall deal with the case uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. . The application is disposed of. (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.)