1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Criminal Application No. 3386 of 2009 Ashok Kumar v. State of Maharashtra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's Orders. Mr S.V. Sirpurkar, Adv for applicant Mr A.S. Fulzele, APP for State Coram : A.P. Bhangale, J Dated : 4th February 2010 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned APP appearing for State. Applicant is seeking bail in Crime No. 154/09 registered with Police Station, Ballarpur under Sections 498A, 304B, 306 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 2. It is brought to my notice that charge-sheet has already been filed in this case. Opinion given by the Asst. State Examiner of Documents, CID, MS, Nagpur has also been brought to my notice. It has been opined by the said Authority that red- encircled writing marked as Exhibit A is written by the writer who wrote exhibits B-1 and B-7. Hand-writing on exhibits B-1 and B-7 was admittedly of the deceased. 3. It was the son of applicant who was alone booked to crime. However, on the basis of subsequent and supplimentary statements the present applicant has also been arrayed as an accused. Applicant is in jail for more than six months. 2 4. In view of what has been stated in paragraphs 2 and 3 above. I am inclined to order release of the applicant on bail. Hence, the following order. 5. Applicant be released on bail in Crime No. 154/09 registered with Police Station, Ballarpur under Sections 498A, 304B, 306 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code upon his furnishing PR Bond of Rs. 30,000/- with one or more sureties in the like amount. Applicant shall not try to tamper with prosecution evidence and shall not communicate with any of the witnesses concerning the prosecution. Applicant shall leave his permanent address together with telephone/cell phone number (if any) with the Investigating Officer and the Court concerned and shall communicate change therein, if any, in future. Application disposed of. Judge. hsj