IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2010 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 1923 of 2010() ----------------------------- (CRIME NO.259/2010 OF EZHUKONE POLICE STATION KOLLAM DIST) PETITIONERS/ACCUSED --------------------------------------- 1. SREEJITH, S/O.SASI, ALIENTEKIZHAKATHIL, NEERAVIL, PERINADU P.O., KOLLAM. 2. SASI, S/O.SEKHARAN, DO. DO. 3. SULATHA, W/O.SASI, DO. DO. 4. AJITH, S/O.SASI, DO. DO. BY ADV. SRI.S.SANTHOSH KUMAR SMT.P.LISSY JOSE. RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, EZHUKONE POLICE STATION, KOLLAM, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.V.TEKCHAND THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ................................... B.A. No.1923 of 2010 .................................. Dated: 6/4/2010 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioners who are the accused No.1 to 4 in Crime No.259/2010 of Ezhukone Police Station, Kollam for offences punishable under Section 498A read with Section 34 I.P.C. seek anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioners, the relative conduct of the parties, the nature of the legal injury sustained and the other circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release the petitioners on bail for a period of one month in the event of their arrest in connection with the above case on their executing a bond for Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction to the said officer and subject to the following conditions: 1. The petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. BA NO. 1923/2010 -2- 2. The petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation including custodial interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. Petitioners shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. Petitioners shall not commit any offence while on bail. 5. On the expiry of the aforesaid period, the Petitioners shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail. If the petitioners commit breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to them shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. dpk.