Samadhan Bhikaji Dhage v. the State of Maharashtra
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Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction — Bail Application No. 4411 of 2024, order dt. 14 January 2025 by Manish Pitale, J.: bail allowed to Samadhan Bhikaji Dhage, accused under Sections 85 (cruelty towards wife), 108 (abetment of suicide), 80(1) (dowry death), 3(5), 115(2), 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, in wife's suicide case (FIR No. 0344/2024, Dindori Police Station, Dist. Nashik; arrest 1/9/2024). Key grounds: neighbour witnesses denied commotion/quarrels; general allegations only; absence of specific timeline of dowry demand; no incident soon before suicide; material short of s.80(1) dowry death and of a strong prima facie case. Terms: P.R. Bond Rs. 50,000/-, one or two sureties, conditions against tampering/influence, attendance before trial Court, address/contact disclosure. Related: anticipatory bail to co-accused mother in ABA No. 2617/2024 (order dt. 26/9/2024). Keywords: abetment of suicide, instigation, s.45 BNS, dowry death, cruelty, charge-sheet filed, judicial custody, cancellation of bail.