1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1114 OF 2010 1 Shantabai w/o Kishanrao Shinde, age 45 years, occ. Household, and agril., r/ o Gawalinagar, Latur, Tq. And Dist. Latur, 2 Jyoti w/o Shahaji Avghade, age 22 years, occ. Household, r/o Bhabhalgaon, Tq. & Dist. Latur, 3 Vaishali w/o Tulshiram Suryawanshi, age 25 years, occ. Household, r/o Islampur, Tq. Kinwat,Dsit.Nanded ...Applicants (Orig. accused nos. 2 to 4) VERSUS 1 The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent ..... Shri V.D.Gunale, advocate for the applicants Shri K.S.Patil, A.P.P. for the respondent ..... CORAM : SHRIHARI P.DAVARE, J. DATED : 8th April, 2010 PER COURT : 1 Heard Shri V.D.Gunale, advocate for the applicants and Shri K.S.Patil, A.P.P. for the respondent. 2 2 This is an application preferred by applicant nos. 1 to 3 seeking anticipatory bail apprehending their arrest under CR No. 43 of 2010, registered at Gandhi Chowk, Latur, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 306 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3 It appears that the offence has been registered on the complaint of the complainant, namely Vijaykumar Dashrath Randive on 3.3.2010, alleging that his daughter Puja married with Balaji about ten months back and she was subjected to illtreatment by her husband and his family members by making unlawful demand to her of Rs.50,000/- to be brought by her from her parental house for the purchase of motor cycle and even she was given cigarette burns by her husband Balaji and ultimately she was fed up of said illtreatment and harassment and committed suicide on 2.3.2010 by hanging herself in matrimonial home. 4 Apparently, excepting the allegations against applicant nos. 1 to 3 that they supported the unlawful demand of her husband Balaji of Rs.50,000/- to be brought from her parental house and if it was not possible to bring the said amount to ask her to go to her parental house, no other allegations appear to be against the applicants herein and no overt act or specific role has been attributed against the applicants herein. 5 Besides that, applicant nos. 1 to 3 are women and applicant no.1 Shantabai is mother-in-law of deceased Puja; whereas applicant 3 no.2 and applicant no.3 are sisters-in-law of victim Puja. Moreover, applicant nos. 2 and 3 – sisters-in-law are married and are residing with their respective husbands at Babhalgaon, Taluka and District Latur and Islampur, Taluka Kinwat, District Nanded, respectively. 6 In the circumstances, I am of the view that custodial interrogation of applicant nos. 1 to 3 is not necessary for further progress in the investigation, and therefore, present application deserves to be allowed. 7 In the result, present Criminal Application No. 1114 of 2010 is allowed and it is directed that in the event of their arrest under CR No. 43 of 2010, registered at Gandhi Chowk police station, Latur, they be released on bail on furnishing surety in the sum of Rs.15,000/- each and on executing P.R. bond in the like amount by each of them, on the following terms and conditions. (i) They shall attend the police station as and when required and shall cooperate in the investigation. (ii) They shall not tamper with the evidence and/or influence upon the witnesses directly or indirectly. 8 Needles to state that the afore said order shall be in force till filing of the charge sheet. 4 9 The above observations are prima facie observations and shall be restricted to this order only and shall not be used in any other matter while deciding it on merits. (SHRIHARI P. DAVARE), JUDGE. dbm/crap1114.10