1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 5204 OF 2009 Shri Rajendra Sominath Sonawane ...Applicant. V/s The State (At the instance of Narpoli Police Station, Bhiwandi) .... Respondent. Mr. S.G. Shirsat for the applicant. Mr. J.P. Kharge, APP for the State. CORAM: V. M. KANADE, J. DATE : 7TH DECEMBER, 2009 P.C.:- 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. Applicant is arrested in connection with the offence punishable under sections 404-B, 498-A, 323, 504 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code which has been registered with Narpoli Police station vide C.R. No.I-133 of 2009. 3. Initially, a complaint under section 498-A was lodged on 15/05/2009 against the applicant and two others. Thereafter, wife of the applicant started residing with her parents and, after 10 days, she committed suicide by setting herself on fire. The other two co-accused have been 2 released on bail, Charge-sheet has been filed. After the first complaint was filed on 15/05/2009, applicant was arrested and released on bail and, almost after 10 days, while she was residing with her parents, applicant’s wife committed suicide. In these circumstances, therefore, since the investigation is over and other two co-accused have been released on bail and since the deceased was residing at her parents’ residence when she committed suicide, applicant deserves to be released on bail. 4. Applicant be released on bail in C.R. No.I-133 of 2009 registered with Narpoli Police Station in the sum of Rs 10,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall report to the concerned Police Station once in a month. 5. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE, J.)