Shalaka Shrikar Paranjape v. The State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.525 OF 2015 Shalaka Shrikar Paranjape ...

Applicant V/s.

The State of Maharashtra ...

Respondent Mr.K.S.Patil, Advocate, for the Applicant Ms S.S.Kaushik, APP, for the Respondent - State CORAM :

REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.

DATED :

29th APRIL, 2015.

P.C.

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Heard the learned counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the respondent - State.

2.

By this application, the applicant seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with C.R.No.I-159 of 2015 registered with the Naupada Police Station, Thane for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 307 of the Indian Penal Code.

3.

The complainant herself is the accused. She has stated in the complaint that she was residing with her husband Shrikar and two

2/3 children Sharaya aged 7 years and Shriram aged 4 years. According to the complainant/accused, her husband was insisting that Shriram be sent to the village and that she was not happy with the said decision. As a result of the same, there was a quarrel between the complainant/accused and her husband. She has stated in the complaint, that she became restless thinking, who would take care of her son, in her absence and hence decided to end her life as well as the children' lives. The complainant slit the neck of her children and cut her own vein. On hearing her cries, her husband came and admitted all of them to the hospital. It is informed that the two children, are out of danger and the complainant/accused has been discharged from the hospital.

4.

Learned Counsel for the Applicant states that the applicant's family i.e. her husband and in-laws are supporting the applicant and that she is meeting the children every day for about half an hour to 45 minutes. 5.

Considering the facts and circumstance in which the incident had taken place, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on pre-arrest bail on the following terms and conditions :-

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ORDER

i) In the event of arrest, the Applicant be enlarged on bail furnishing P.R.Bond in the sum of Rs.15,000/-, with one or two sureties in the like amount ; 6.

The Application is allowed and disposed of in above terms. 7.

It is made clear, that the observations made herein, are prima-facie, for the purpose of deciding this application. 8.

Parties to act upon the authenticated copy of this order. (REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.)