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Cri.B.Appl. 616 of 2022
(Or.Exh.1)
Order Below Exh.1 in Cri. Bail Appln. No. 616/2022
CNR No.MHNS010023902022
Ketan Vishnu Tarle Vs. State.

Heard:
1.

Ld. Adv. Mr. A. C. Pradhan for the applicant/
accused.
Ld. A.P.P. Ms. S. S. Sangle for the State.

This is an application under section 438 of the Code
of Criminal Procedure in Crime No.127/2022 registered at
Police Station, Nashik­Road, Nashik for the offence under
Sections 498­A & 306 r/w. Sec. 34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is
the case of prosecution in brief that the accused (husband and
in­laws of the deceased) inflicted physical and mental cruelty on
her due to which she committed suicide. The accused did not
take her for medical treatment even though she was suffering
from neck pain. They kept taunting her and kept holding her
responsible for her mother­in­law’s death even though she died
from
Covid
related
complications.

By
virtue
of
their
misbehaviour, they compelled her parents to take her from their
house. Due to the said harassment, she committed suicide in her
parents’ house. The applicant herein is the husband of the
deceased.
2.

Ld. Adv. for the applicant has submitted that the
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Cri.B.Appl. 616 of 2022
(Or.Exh.1)
applicant is behind bars since 02/05/2022. The other co­accused
have been released on bail. The victim committed suicide in her
parents’ house.

He is ready to comply with the terms and
conditions imposed by the Court.
3.

Per contra, Ld. A.P.P. has opposed the bail
application on the ground that there is prima­facie case against
the applicant. Investigation is in progress and charge­sheet is yet
to be filed. If the applicant is released on bail, there are chances
of his tampering with prosecution witnesses. Moreover,
applicant is the prime accused.
4.

Perusal of the case diary reveals prima­facie case
against the applicant. He is the prime accused. Investigation is in
progress and charge­sheet is yet to be filed. Therefore,
apprehension of the Ld. A.P.P. that if the applicant is released on
bail, there are chances of his tampering with prosecution
witnesses is well­founded. In view of the forgoing discussion, I
am inclined to reject the application.
ORDER
Application is hereby rejected.
MRIDULA
BHATIA
Nashik
02/06/2022
Digitally signed
by MRIDULA
BHATIA
Date:
2022.06.02
15:11:59
+0530
Mridula Bhatia
District Judge­2 and
Addl. Sessions Judge,
Nashik.