Smita Padole

A 28-year-old resident of Katraj, Swati More, who had been accused for cheating, bigamy, and criminal intimidation by her husband Sunny Dimber, was granted anticipatory bail in an order released earlier this month.On July 24, Mirror reported a story, ‘Wife, family booked for bigamy and blackmail’, reporting the case. While initially the cops were hesitant to even register an FIR, after a lot of running from pillar to post, the case was lodged. Dimber had claimed that he had met More on a matrimonial site and after getting along for some time, they decided to get married. But, they were constantly fighting and Dimber later realised that More had lied to him about her first marriage and educational qualifications.In the order that has granted More the anticipatory bail, stated, “All sections applied in the FIR (417, 494, 495, 504 and 506) were bailable. But, the offence punishable under section 384 for extortion cannot be attributed prima facie to the applicant due to lack of proofs.”More’s lawyer advocatesaid, “According to More, she had told Dimber everything before they got married. We are now waiting for the charge sheet and are willing to go under trial.”More has been granted bail on executing PR bond of Rs 15,000 with one solvent surety and three conditions. These conditions include not tampering with the evidence, attending the police station as and when called by the investigating officer and that she shall cooperate with the investigating machinery.