1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1728 OF 2010 (Satyavijay Waman Dhumale .v. State of Maharashtra) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's Orders and Registrar's orders. Shri A.B. Mirza, Advocate for the applicant. Shri P.V. Bhoyar, APP for the respondent/State. CORAM : PRASANNA B. VARALE, J. 18TH NOVEMBER, 2010. Heard. By way of present application, the applicant is seeking pre-arrest bail for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A, 306 read with Section 34 of the India Penal Code vide Crime No. 74/2010 registered with Police Station Ural, District Akola. Learned Counsel for the applicant submits that the report came to be lodged on 30.09.2010 by one Ganesh who is the uncle of the deceased, that the daughter of his brother namely Alka was married to the applicant. For the initial period, she was treated well by her in laws and thereafter the applicant and other in laws were ill treating Alka on demand of Rs.50,000/-. Alka committed suicide on 29.09.2010. Learned Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is falsely involved in the said offence. He further submits that in the dying declaration recorded, Alka had stated that when she was preparing food, accidental fire took place. Learned Counsel submits that the applicant deserves protection at the hands of this Court. The reply is filed by the learned APP. The papers of the investigation are also made available to this Court for perusal. The investigating agency has recorded the statements of the father, mother and other relatives of Alka. It is specifically stated in the statements about ill treatment caused to Alka at the hands of the applicant and other relatives. Prima facie, there is material which shows the ill treatment at the hands of the applicant. The statement of the father of Alka also states that an 2 amount of Rs.50,000/- was demanded. Out of which, the father has paid Rs.20,000/- to the applicant. In view of the material placed on record, I am of the opinion that this is not a fit case where the applicant deserves protection at the hands of this Court. In the result, the application is rejected. JUDGE *rrg.