CHANDRABHAN RAMA DHENGLE Vs. INDIRABAI CHANDRABHAN DHENGLE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is a Criminal Writ Peition under Article 226 read with Articles 21 and 22 of the Constitution of India, arising out of following set of circumstances.

(2.) THE Petitioner is citizen of India and permanently resides in village Pimpalwadi, Taluka Kallam, District-Osmanabad. THE petitioner submits that he is a peace loving citizen and also law abiding citizen. He is agriculturist by occupation. He is married and is having two sons and one daughter. THE respondent No.1 Indirabai is his legally wedded wife. On 24-4-1995 Indirabai filed a complaint against him in Police Station Kallam, inter alia, alleging that she was beaten by the petitioner and the petitioner is in habit of abusing her. She has further alleged that the petitioner removed the hut and sold some household articles and kept the wife and the children without any shelter.

(3.) IT is the case of the petitioner that right from 25-4-1995 till 26-6-1995 he was kept in District Jail, Osmanabad and released on bond on 26-6-1995 only when the respondents Nos. 2, 3 and 4 learnt that the petitioner was approaching the Honourable High Court. In this context the petitioner says that on 26-6-1995 he informed the Superintendent of Jail, Osmanabad that he has been in jail two months and due to his poverty he could not furnish any bond. On account of this his wife and children are starving and therefore he requested to release him on personal bond with an undertaking that he would furnish the bond after his release. Copy of the said application is annexed at Exh. L to the petition.