* 1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1551 OF 2009 (FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2009 The State of Maharashtra ....Applicant/ Orig.Complainant V/s. Sou.Yashodha Maruti Savekar ....Respondent/ Orig.Accused no.1. ======= Mr.S.A.Shaikh, APP for State of Maharashtra-applicant. Mr.S.V.Sadavarte, adv.for respondent-original accused no.1. CORAM: SMT.R.P.SONDURBALDOTA, J. DATED: 17TH AUGUST, 2009. P.C. : 1. Heard counsels for both sides. 2. This application is filed seeking leave to file appeal against the order of acquittal dated 22nd December, 2008 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Gadhinglaj, Kolhapur in Sessions Case No.24 of 2007. 3. Respondent no.1, mother-in-law of the deceased was acquitted for the offence punishable under Section 498-A and 306 IPC. Deceased Kavita had married son of the respondent on 26th March 2007. Within one and half months after the marriage of the deceased, i.e.on 11th * 2 * May, 2007 she poured kerosene and set herself on fire. She died in the hospital on 21st May, 2007. The entire case of the prosecution is based on three dying declarations of Kavita, one made to the Executive Magistrate, second to the police constable and the third to her mother. In all the three dying declarations, it has been baldly alleged that the respondent was torturing the deceased, which torture led to her suicide. In none of the declarations, deceased Kavita has given any specific instances of torture. There also no specific instances of torture given by any of the witnesses examined by the prosecution. The learned trial judge has noted this aspect of the matter and held that in the absence of these specific details, it would be difficult to bring home the charge against the respondent. 4. The learned trial judge has further taken note of the evidence of the father of the deceased, Kavita. At the time of her marriage, she was 18 years old. She was hot-tempered by nature. Whenever she was angry on her father, she used to go to sleep without having food. The learned Judge has then noted the difference in the lifestyle of the two families. Deceased Kavita belonged to a non-vegetarian family whereas the family of the respondent is purely vegetarian. There were four cattles in the house of the respondent, which were required to be fed and watered by deceased Kavita, as part of the household work. Kavita was not used to such hardwork, which she was bound to do at her matrimonial home. The learned Judge has inferred that the difference in the lifestyle of the two houses coupled with the hard work which deceased Kavita was required to do, being the daughter-in-law of the * 3 * family and her hot-tempered nature, may have driven her to commit suicide. 5. I have carefully gone through the impugned judgment. In my opinion, the view taken by the learned Judge is a reasonable and possible view, and it does not warrant any interference. In my opinion, no interference is required with the same. Hence, the application for leave to file appeal is rejected. 6. With the rejection of leave to file appeal, the appeal stands dismissed. [SMT.R.P.SONDURBALDOTA, J]