Bombay High CourtABA/667/2018allowed

Nalubai Dhanraj Sontakke v. State Of Maharashtra Thr. P.S.O., P.S. Pinjar

2018-10-11Hon'Ble Shri Justice Z.A. Haq2 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION (ABA) NO. 667/2018 Sau. Nalubai Dhanraj Sontakke ..VS..

State of Maharashtra, Thru PSO, PS Pinjar, Tq. Barshitakali, Dist. Akola - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shri U.J. Deshpande, Advocate for the applicant Shri N.B. Jawade, APP for the non-applicant/State CORAM : Z.A.HAQ, J.

DATED : 11/10/2018 Apprehending arrest in connection with Crime No. 144/2018 registered by the non-applicant against the applicant, her husband and two sons for the offences punishable under Section 307, Section 498A and Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, the applicant seeks pre-arrest bail. The FIR is registered on the complaint lodged by the daughter-in-law of the applicant. The facts on record show that marriage between Bhavana (complainant) and Manohar (son of the applicant) was solemnized in 2012 and all the accused and the complainant had been residing in the same house.

According to the complainant, on some trivial issue, the brother-in-law of the complainant wanted to set her ablaze by pouring kerosene however the father-in-law of the complainant stopped him telling him that if she is set ablaze, the flames would be seen by the persons residing in the locality.

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Considering the facts of the case, the nature of accusations against the applicant and that the applicant is a woman (aged about 61 years) and as the non-applicant has not been able to show that custody of the applicant is necessary for further investigation, the following order is passed:- (i) The order passed by this Court on 28/09/2018 granting pre-arrest bail to the applicant is confirmed.

The application is allowed accordingly.

JUDGE Ansari