IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 13TH MARCH 2008 / 23RD PHALGUNA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1599 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 164 OF 2008 OF ADOOR POLICE STATION PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO. 1 & 2 ---------------------------------------------- 1. SUNIL, AGED 30, S/O. RAJU, AJI BHAVAN, MELOOTTU MURI, PERINGANADU VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK. 2. KUNJUMOL, AGED 50, W/O. RAJU, AJI BHAVAN, MELOOTTU MURI, PERINGANADU VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI. K.SHAJ SRI.B.BALRAJ SRI.SAJJU.S RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bail Application No.1599 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DATED: 13-03-2008 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioners who are the accused Nos. 1 and 2 in Crime No.164 of 2008 of Adoor Police Station for an offence punishable under Sec. 498A read with Sec. 34 I.P.C. seek anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor. The learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the 2nd petitioner who was the 2nd accused has since been deleted from the array of accused and the first petitioner is the sole accused in the above crime. 3. Having regard to the nature of the allegations levelled against the first petitioner and the other circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the first petitioner. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release the first petitioner on bail for a period of one month in the event of his arrest in connection with the above case on his executing a bond for Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the Bail A.No. 1599 of 2008 -:2:- like amount to the satisfaction to the said officer and subject to the following conditions: 1. The first petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The first petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation including custodial interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. The first petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. The first petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 5. The first petitioner shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail in the meanwhile. If the first petitioner commit breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ani.