- 1 - VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 501 OF 2008 Pradeep Dinanath Bharadwaj Applicant vs. The state of maharashtra Respondents Mr. Mahesh B. Zanwar with S. Zalte, Advocate for the applicant. Mrs. M. M. Deshmukh, Advocate for the respondent. CORAM : D. G. KARNIK, J. DATE : MARCH 11, 2008. PC 1. Heard. 2. By this application, the applicant seeks bail. The applicant has been arrested on 14th January 2008 in connection with C. R.No.21/2008 for the alleged offence punishable under section 306, 506(1) of the I.P.C. 3. Offence punishable under section 506 is bailable. As regards the offence punishable section 306 of I.P.C., prosecution case is that the applicant had illicit relations with the deceased. The husband of the decesed suspected the illicit relations and doubted character of - 2 - the deceased. In spite of this, the applicant allegedly insisted upon the deceased to continue the illicit relationship with him causing harassment to her and on account of the harassment, the deceased committed suicide. Therefore the applicant has been charged for abettment of the suicide. 4. The learned counsel for the applicant invited my attention to section 107 of Indian Penal Code and submitted that assuming the allegations to be true, they would not constitute an offence of abetment of suicide. Learned APP is unable to point out how the alleged harassment amounts to abetment of suicide within the meaning of section 107 I.P.C. Even assuming allegations of harassment to be true, prima-facie it is doubtful whether applicant can be charged for an offence of abetment of suicide. 5. The applicant is in custody for the last more than two weeks. Investigation is practically over. Statements of all the concerned, have been recorded. In my view, no useful purpose would be served by detaining the applicant in jail. 6. The applicant has a permanent place of residence at the address mentioned in the application no apprehension - 3 - of his evading attendance at trial is expressed ;by the prosecution. In the circumstances, the applicant can be granted bail, subject to certai conditions. Hence, the following order. _O_R_D_E_R_ 1. The applicant be released on furnishing personal bond in the sum of Rs.30,000/- with two sureties in the like amount, subject to following conditions. 2. The applicant shall not make inducements or threats to any of the prosecution witnesses and shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence. 3. The applicant shall report to the concerned police station between 1st and 5th day of each British calender month till conclusion of the trial. Sd/- [ D. G. KARNIK, J.]