cra3067.11 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3067 OF 2011 Babarao s/o Baliram Lode, Age-38 years, Occu:Agril., R/o-Gilori, Tq. & Dist-Hingoli. ...APPLICANT. VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, Through Police Inspector, Narsi Namdeo Police Station, Dist-Hingoli. ...RESPONDENT. ... Shri.Sachin Deshmukh Advocate for Applicant. Shri.N.H. Borade, A.P.P. for Respondent. ... CORAM: T.V. NALAWADE, J. DATE : 27TH JULY, 2011 PER COURT : 1. This Application is filed for bail in Crime No. 58 of 2010 registered in Narsi (Namdeo) cra3067.11 2 Police Station, Dist-Hingoli, for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 306 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The papers of investigation were made available. Both the sides are heard. 2. The crime is registered on the basis of report given by brother of the deceased. Deceased was given in marriage to the present Applicant, 15 years prior to the incident. Allegations are made that present Applicant and his relatives were demanding Rs.60,000/- from the parents and relatives of the deceased as they wanted to purchase she-buffalos. Allegations are made that as the demand was not fulfilled, ill-treatment was given to the deceased. Deceased used to disclose about the ill-treatment and last disclosure was made 4 days prior to the incident. It is contended that it was informed by the Applicant to the complainant on 30th November, 2010 that the deceased was missing. The dead body of the cra3067.11 3 deceased was found in the well of Madhavrao Lode on 1st December, 2010. 3. The P.M. report shows that death took place due to drowning. There were some abrasion but those were post mortem injuries. Most of the witnesses are from different village viz. Widoli and the Applicant is from the village Gilori. Thus, there is no possibility of tampering of the prosecution witnesses. 4. In view of the aforesaid circumstances, this Court holds that bail needs to be granted to the Applicant. So, the Criminal Application is allowed. The Applicant is to be released on bail in Crime No. 58 of 2010 registered in Narsi (Namdeo) Police Station, Dist-Hingoli, for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 306 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, on his furnishing P.R. and S.B. of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand). He is not to tampe with the cra3067.11 4 prosecution witnesses and he is not to enter village Widoli, till the disposal of the case filed against him. [T.V. NALAWADE, J.] asb/JULY11