IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4041 OF 2009 Shrikant Appa Jadhav ...Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent ---- Shri Rahul S. Kate for Applicant Mrs. P.P. Shinde- APP for State ---- CORAM: V.M. KANADE J. DATE : 20TH NOVEMBER, 2009 P.C. ---- 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant and the Learned APP for the State. 2. The Applicant is a son of the deceased. The deceased was missing from the house from 8th of March, 2009. A missing complaint was filed by the son on the next date. The dead body of the deceased was found on 19th of March, 2009. The dead body was highly decomposed stage. The postmortem report indicate that possibly some poisonous chemicals may have been tendered to the deceased and, therefore the viscera was sent for chemical analysis and the said C.A. Report indicate that no poisonous chemicals have been found in the viscera. The postmortem report do not indicate the cause of death. Apart from fact that the Applicant and deceased was last seen together, there was no other material on record to implicate the involvement of the Applicant. 3. According to the prosecution, the deceased had illicit relations with woman and, therefore, the Applicant was annoyed. Since the only material on record, prima facie, it thus appear that prosecution does not have sufficient material to show that the Applicant was responsible for death of his father, therefore, in my view, the Applicant has made out the case for grant of bail. 4. The Applicant be released on bail in connection with an offence registered by Hill-Line Police Station vide C.R. No. I-34 of 2009, punishable under sections 302, 201 r/w., 34 of the Indian Penal Code, in a sum of Rs.5,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. He shall report to the concerned police station once in a month. 5. Leave to amend is granted. 5. Application is disposed of. (V.M. KANADE J.)