Nagarbai Shamrao Kolage And Others v. The State Of Maharashtra

Cri.Appln.218/2017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 218 OF 2017 1.

Nagarbai Shamrao Kolage Age 80 years, Occu. Household R/o Keshegaon, Taluka and District Osmanabad 2.

Urmila w/o Chandrakant Dhumal, Age 21 years, Occu. Household, R/o as above 3.

Kesharbai Shahaji Dhumal, Age 55 years, Occu. Household, R/o as above .. Applicants

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The State of Maharashtra, through Police Inspector, Police Station, Bembali, Taluka and District Osmanabad ..Respondent Mr A.S. More, Advocate for applicants Mr A.D. Namde, A.P.P. for respondent CORAM : N.W. SAMBRE, J.

DATE : 30th January 2017 PER COURT 1.

In C.R. No.0180/2016, registered at Police Station, Bembali, Taluka and District Osmanabad, for the offence punishable under Section 304-B read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, the applicants came to be arrested on 7th December 2016 pursuant to complaint lodged by one Ramling Tukaram Kolge whose daughter Renuka was married to Vikram alias Lakhan Shaji Dhumal i.e. the son of applicant No.3 - Kesharbai.

Cri.Appln.218/2017 2.

It is claimed that there was demand of dowry of Rs.20,000/- and four wheeler.

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After arrest of the applicants, they were subjected to custodial interrogation. The applicants are women and applicant no.1 is 80 years of age.

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Looking to the nature of allegations in the crime and having regard to the age of the applicants and their status as women, in my opinion, their further detention need not be continued. 5.

The applicants be released on bail in C.R. No.0180/2016, registered at Police Station, Bembali, Taluka and District Osmanabad, for the offence punishable under Section 304-B read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, upon furnishing P.R. bond of Rs.15,000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount. 6.

Criminal Application stands allowed accordingly. ( N.W. SAMBRE, J.) vvr