1 BA 1505 OF 2011 vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.1505 OF 2011 Muddassarali Raju Akbarali Sayyad .. Applicant. -versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. Mr. Sudeep Pasbola i/b Mr. Rahul Arote, for the applicant. Mr. J. P. Kharge, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: 17th October, 2011 P.C. 1. This is an application for bail by brother in law, who alongwith other relations, is alleged to have participated in an incident leading to unnatural death of Shakeela, the wife of applicant's brother Asim Ali Sayyad. Victim Shakeela Bano had made in all five statements. The first statement made before Special Executive Officer- Momin Rehana Niyajuddin, shows that it was an accidental fire. In an another statement dated 12th April, 2011, recorded at Sai Hospital by Police Hawaldar Pirjade, she also states that it was an accident. The statement recorded on 12th April, 2011, by the Special Executive Officer, Khairunissa Shaikh at Sai Hospital, however, attributes to the in-laws' role of provoking the victim to 2 BA 1505 OF 2011 commit suicide and then also throwing kerosene on the victim's person. According to another statement, recorded by Police Sub Inspector at Sai Hospital dated 12th April, 2011, there was altercation between the victim and her husband. The victim's husband abused her. Out of anger, the victim is alleged to have taken kerosene can and thereafter the victim's husband allegedly told her to pour it on her person and set herself on fire. She then poured kerosene on her person and set herself on fire. She claims to have set herself on fire, being tired of the illtreatment which she was made to suffer. She further states that none tried to extinguish the fire as she herself poured water by going to bathroom and extinguished the fire. Then she was taken to the Prime Hospital at Bhiwandi and from there to KEM Hospital Mumbai and thereafter to Sai Hospital at Thane. The victim died as a result of injuries on 29th April, 2011 at Sai Hospital. 2. Considering the nature of allegations made and the fact that all other in-laws have been admitted to bail by the various orders passed by the Sessions Court, except the applicant brother-in-law of victim and her husband, and considering the fact that the role of the applicant is not different from that of his parents as also the fact that investigation is complete and chargesheet has already been filed, the applicant arrested in connection with C.R.No.I-92 of 2011, registered at Bhiwandi Police Station, Thane, be 3 BA 1505 OF 2011 released on bail on his furnishing P. R. Bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the sum aggregating to Rs.25,000/-. 3. Application stands disposed of. (R. C. CHAVAN, J.)