1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4044 OF 2010 Suleman Chand Pathan ..APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra ..RESPONDENT Smt. Sadhana Jadhav, Advocate for the applicant; Mr N.R. Shaikh, A.P.P. for the respondent - State. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS, J. DATE : 20th October, 2010 PER COURT : This is an application filed by the applicant who is an accused in Crime No.80 of 2010, registered at police station, Shiradhon for an offence punishable under sections 302, 323, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. The allegation against the present applicant is that the applicant had killed the grand-mother of his wife. The material collected during the investigation and as it now stands reflected in the charge- sheet is that the dead body of Munerbee was found on 22.6.2010 in her house and the accused is alleged to have quarrelled and threatened her on the previous evening i.e. on 21.6.2010. Apart from this, there is no other material which would link the accused with the commission of the offence. 2 2. I have heard Smt. Jadhav, learned Counsel for the applicant and learned A.P.P. on behalf of the State and according to me, in the light of the paucity of material against the present applicant, further detention of the applicant in jail is not justified. 3. Accordingly, this application is allowed and the applicant is directed to be released on bail on his executing a P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Trial Court. The applicant shall not influence the prosecution witnesses nor shall the applicant tamper with the prosecution evidence. Application allowed accordingly. ( P.V.HARDAS, J.) amj/criap4044.10