:1: IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPOLICATION NO.821 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.657 OF 2008 Draupadi Bhiva Phatak and anr. ..Applicants. Vs. State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. Mr. Khandeparkar i/by M/s. Khandeparkar & Associates. Mr.A.S.Shitole, APP. for the State. CORAM: R.S. MOHITE, J. DATE : 8th August, 2008 PC : 1. This is an application for grant of bail. The applicant No.1 was sentenced to suffer R.I. for 2 years whereas the applicant No.2 was sentenced to suffer R.I. for 5 years. The conviction is under Section-498A and 306 of the I.P.C. Admittedly, there is no allegation of demand of dowry. The allegation is regarding harassment due to matrimonial relations. According to the Advocate, cruelty in such case, in absence of the instigation cannot be sufficient. In the circumstances, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicants. It is therefore, directed that pending hearing and final disposal of the appeal, the applicants may be released on bail in the sum of Rs.10,000/- each with one surety each in the like amount each subject to condition that they shall report to Deogad Police Station twice in a month on every first and third Monday of each month between 10.a.m. to 5.p.m. till the disposal of the appeal. Application stands disposed off. (R.S. MOHITE, J.)