1 Appln 5428-10 Anand IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.5428 OF 2010 Sachin Vasant Songaonkar ..Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent Mr.Amol Deshpande, Advocate, for the Applicant Mrs.Geeta Mulekar, APP, for the Respondent - State CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATE : 10TH DECEMBER, 2010 P.C. . Heard the learned Counsel for the respective parties. 2. This is an application for anticipatory bail by the applicant, who had ill treated his wife when she was carrying pregnancy. Once when she was sleeping in the house, the applicant poured bucket full of water on her person to wake her up. Her in- laws beat and abused her. This fact was conveyed to one of the members of Dakshata 2 Appln 5428-10 Samittee Sou. Vandana Deshpande, who convinced her husband and in-laws at least twice but there was no change in their behaviour. Just a day before FIR was lodged, the applicant and her in-laws put a different lock on the house when the victim had gone for giving her examination and therefore, victim could not enter the house and she fell down at the door. Then the neighbours informed the police and admitted her in Chordia Nursing Home, Bibwewadi, Pune. If such is the conduct of the applicant, he is not entitled to anticipatory bail. 3. Criminal Application is rejected. ( R.C.CHAVAN, J.)