1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1459 OF 2009 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2009 The State of Maharashtra ..... Applicant vs. Asraf Abdul Rahim Shaikh & Anr. ..... Respondents Mr. Y.S. Shinde, APP for applicant-State. Mr.V.B. Shivarkar, Advocate for respondents no.1 and 2. Coram : Smt. R.P.SondurBaldota, J. Date : 7th August 2009. PC : 1. Heard learned Advocates. 2. The State files this application for leave to appeal against the order dated 10th November 2008 by which the Sessions Court acquitted respondents no.1 to 3 of the offence punishable under Sections 498-A, 306, 324 and 504 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code. The case of the prosecution is that respondent no.1, husband of the deceased had been demanding money from her parents and whenever she was unable to bring money, he used to torture her. It has been contended by the witnesses that payment was made from time to time to satisfy the demands of respondents. The learned trial Judge in his exhaustive judgment has observed that there is no specific evidence as to specific time, date, manner and amount of payment allegedly made. It has also observed 2 that there had been a meeting to solve the dispute between the deceased and respondent no. 1. The deceased is said to have sent a letter to her parents (Exhibit 11). There is no whisper in the letter about demand of money at the instance of accused. The prosecution has relied upon the complaint lodged by deceased with the Police which was registered as N.C. complaint, in which she alleged that respondent no.1 had threatened her over telephone that he would throw acid at her face. However none of the witnesses have referred to the threat in the deposition. The learned Judge also observed that in the span of 5 years after marriage of deceased with accused no.1, there was not a single complaint about demand of money. After going through the exhaustive judgment, I am of opinion that there is no error or illegality in the impugned order. Hence, leave is refused. The Criminal Application No.1459 of 2009 is dismissed. (Smt.R.P.SondurBaldota,J.)