1 SNS IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.1825 OF 2011 Savita Haribhau Jagtap ..Applicant. v/s. The State ..Respondent. WITH CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.1826 OF 2011 Sachin H. Jagtap ..Applicant. v/s. The State ..Respondent. Mr. Rahul S. Kulkarni, adv. for the Applicants. Ms P.P.Shinde, APP for the respondent/State. CORAM : J.H.BHATIA, J. DATE : 12th December, 2011 PC : 1 Heard. The applicants seek to be released on bail in crime no. 251/2011 registered with Shahupuri police station for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 306 r/w section 34 IPC. 2 Prosecution case in brief, is that, the deceased Manorama was married to the applicant Sachin on 12.2.2008 and after their marriage, she used to live with her husband and her mother-in-law, Savita, who is also the applicant. She sometimes used to reside with them and sometimes in 2 village. The deceased Manorama and Sachin had also son aged about 2 years. It is alleged that her mother-in-law used to tell her husband that she was not keeping the house clean and because of that, husband used to abuse and beat her. She used to inform her parents telephonically. On 7.11.2011 at 6 a.m., she informed her brother Manoj that since the previous day, her husband was abusing her and mother-in-law was repeatedly saying that she was unable to do the household work properly and to keep the house clean. She also told that her husband and mother-in-law were asking her to go to her parents place. At about 8.30 a.m. , her brother and one relative Shri Ramkrishna left the village Tamgaon to take her to the parents’ place but within a short time, the telephonic message was received that she had immolated herself. Because of the burn injuries, she died. 3 Both the applicants were arrested. The trial Court rejected their application for bail on 22.11.2011 on the ground that the investigation was at the preliminary stage. Immediately, thereafter they filed the present application. 4 Taking into consideration the allegations made in the F.I.R., it appears that the only allegation against the mother-in-law is that she used to tell her son that the deceased Manorama was not keeping house clean and not doing the household work properly. There is no other allegation against her. Therefore, in my opinion, there is not valid reasons to refuse 3 bail to the mother-in-law. As far as husband is concerned, as the investigation is still in progress, it will not be desirable to grant bail at this stage. 5 Therefore, Bail Application No.1825 of 2011 is hereby allowed. Applicant Savita Haribhau Jagtap be released on her executing PR of Rs. 15,000/- with surety in the like amount with the condition that she shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence. 6 Bail Application no.1826 of 2011 filed by Sachin stands rejected. However, he shall be at liberty to file application before the lower Court for bail after filing of the charge-sheet. (J.H.BHATIA, J.)