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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD

ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.1449 OF 2021

WITH

CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3173 OF 2021

WITH

CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.710 OF 2022

1) Sudamati W/o Ramrao Raut (Dukre),

2) Pooja D/o Ramrao Raut (Dukre),

3) Ramrao S/o Ashruba Raut (Dukre),

4) Vaibhav S/o Ramrao Raut (Dukre)

...APPLICANTS

VERSUS

The State of Maharashtra

...RESPONDENT

...

Mr.M.P. Kale Advocate holding for Mr. P.N. Muley

Advocate for Applicants in Anticipatory Bail Application

No.1449 of 2021.

Mr.A.M. Phule, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.

Mr.F.R. Tandale Advocate for Applicant in Criminal

Application No.3173 of 2021 for assist to APP and also

for applicant in Criminal Application No.710 of 2022.

...

CORAM: SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI, J.

DATE OF RESERVING ORDER : 28^th FEBRUARY 2022

DATE OF PRONOUNCING ORDER : 6^th APRIL 2022

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ORDER :

1.

Criminal Application No.3173 of 2021 moved for assist to

APP stands allowed and disposed of.

2.

The applicants in the Anticipatory Bail Application are

apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No.221 of

2021 registered with Dindrud Police Station, District-Beed for the

offence punishable under Sections 304(B), 498-A, 393, 504 read

with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3.

Heard learned Advocate Mr. Kale holding for learned

Advocate Mr. Muley for the applicants and learned APP Mr. Phule

well assisted by learned Advocate Mr. Tandale for the informant.

In order to cut-short, it can be stated that both the sides have

made submissions in support of their respective contentions.

4.

Present applicants are mother-in-law, sister-in-law, father-

in-law and brother-in-law of the deceased. Informant, who is the

father of the deceased, states that his daughter Pooja @

Pratiksha got married to the son of applicant Nos.1 and 3 on 4^th

June 2021. It is stated that at the time of settlement of marriage

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it was decided that dowry of Rs.5,00,000/- would be given. Out

of which, four Tolas of gold worth Rs.2,00,000/- were given to

the in-laws, so also various domestic articles were given at the

time of marriage. It was then stated that it was decided that the

remaining amount of Rs.3,00,000/- would be given till Diwali.

Informant states that his daughter was treated properly by the

husband and his family members for about a month and

thereafter they started saying that the remaining amount of

Rs.3,00,000/- should be brought. She was abused and starved

by the accused persons. When it was told to the informant that

such treatment is being given, at that time the informant

requested the accused persons that he would give the amount

very soon. Thereafter on 5^th September 2021 he has collected

the amount of Rs.1,00,000/- and gave it to son-in-law and told

that he would give the remaining amount of Rs.2,00,000/- after

some days but they should not harass his daughter. However, on

9^th September 2021 at about 10.00 a.m. he received phone call

of his son-in-law that Pooja has been admitted to hospital.

Informant’s son Sandeep went to the hospital and after meeting

his sister, gave phone call to the informant stating that the sister

is unconscious and informant and his wife should come

immediately. It is then stated that after the treatment, Pooja was

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brought to the house of the informant on 10^th September 2021.

Thereafter she disclosed that the accused persons had abused

her and assaulted her on the ground of remaining amount of

Rs.2,00,000/-. On 21^st October 2021 at about 10.00 a.m.

informant, his wife and son had gone for agricultural operations.

They received phone call from the neighbour that the niece of

the informant is shouting and Pooja is doing something in the

house. Informant, his wife and son went home and found that

the door of the