1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3708 OF 2009 Ashok Sakharam Maske & others ... Applicants. Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent. -------- Shri. S.S. Thombre Advocate for the applicants. Shri. D.R. Korde, Additional Public Prosecutor, for the Respondent /State. -------- CORAM: A.V. NIRGUDE VACATION JUDGE. DATE: 27th OCTOBER 2009 PER COURT : 1) Heard learned counsel of the parties. 2) The applicants are husband and mother- in-law of the victim. The victim made complaint on 16-09-2009 saying that the applicants and one more person forcibly administered poisonous substance to her. After the incident, admittedly 2 she was taken to hospital by applicants themselves, where she was treated. When she was taken to hospital, she was conscious, and the Medical Officer, who treated her stated that there were no marks of injuries on her person. Delay in lodging of the First Information Report and the fact that the victim did not make any complaint on reaching to the hospital to the police authorities weakens the case of the prosecution considerably. 3) The applicants deserves anticipatory bail. The application is allowed. If they are arrested in this case, they be released on bail, of Rs. 5,000/- (Rs. Five thousand only) each with one surety in the like amount. 4) The Criminal Application for anticipatory bail is disposed of. (A.V.NIRGUDE) VACATION JUDGE. SDM/ 3708.09 3 4