IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2509 OF 2007 Sukhdev Savliram Niphade .. Applicant v/s. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr. R.D. Suryawanshi i/by Mr. S.M. Sabrad for the applicant. Ms. S.D. Shinde, APP for the State. CORAM : V.C. DAGA, J. DATED : 14TH AUGUST, 2007 P.C. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. The applicant is father-in-law about 67 years of age. He is seeking bail in C.R. No.97 of 2007 for the offence punishable under sections 498-A, 306 read with section 34 of the I.P.C. 3. Considering the advance age of the applicant and the general allegations made against him, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant, subject to the following conditions: (a) The applicant arrested in connection with C.R.No.97 of 2007, registered with Pimpalgaon Baswant Police Station, shall be enlarged on bail in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one or two surety to make up the said amount. (b) The applicant shall report to Pimpalgaon Baswant Police Station as and when called and shall co-operate with the investigating agency. (c) The order of bail will be given effect only after the applicant furnishes to the investigating officer the details about his place of residence and address where he proposes to stay after he is enlarged on bail. The applicant will not change his residential address thereafter till the conclusion of trial without prior intimation to the investigating officer. (d) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement or threat or pressurise any prosecution witnesses and shall not in any manner tamper with the prosecution evidence. (e) The applicant shall co-operate with the investigating agency for disposal of the case. It is needless to mention that breach of any of the conditions by the applicant shall result in cancellation of bail. (f) Any observation made in this order shall not be construed as finding or expression on merits of the case at the time of trial. Application stands disposed of accordingly. (V.C. DAGA, J.)