IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.P.BALACHANDRAN TUESDAY, THE 6TH MAY 2008 / 16TH VAISAKHA 1930 Bail Appl..No.2796 of 2008 ( ) ----------------------------------- (CRIME NO.426/08 OF THODUPUZHA POLICE STATION) PETITIONER/ACCUSED --------------------------- SHERIF, AGED 37 YEARS, S/O. PAREETH, RESIDING AT CHELAPEERAPARAMBIL HOUSE, EDAVETTY, THODUPUZHA, KARIKODE VILLAGE, EDAVETTY KARA. BY ADV. SRI.A.T.ANILKUMAR SRI.P.DALBI EMMANUEL RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT ----------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR, KOTHAMANGALAM POLICE STATION, IN CRIME NO. 426/2008. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.AMJAD ALI THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.P. Balachandran, J. --------------------------- B.A.No. 2796 of 2008 --------------------------- ORDER This is an application for anticipatory bail filed under Section 438 of the Cr.P.C. 2. Petitioner is the accused in Crime No. 426/08 of Thodupuzha Police Station, registered for offence under Section 498A IPC, on the basis of a complaint filed by his wife. On hearing the submissions of the counsel for the petitioner and the Public Prosecutor and perusing Annexures-I and II, produced along with this application, I am of the view that anticipatory bail can be granted to the petitioner. In the result, allowing this application, I direct that the petitioner shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned positively on or before 13.5.2008 and shall deposit by way of cash security an amount of Rs.3,000/- and shall thereafter execute bail bond for Rs.20,000/- with two solvent sureties each for like sums to the satisfaction of BA 2796/08 2 the Magistrate. On the above conditions being satisfied, the petitioner can be enlarged on bail. On such release, the petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on all Tuesdays and Fridays for a period of two weeks and thereafter as and when called for by the Investigating Officer and shall also co-operate with the investigation in the case. 6th May, 2008 (K.P.Balachandran, Judge) tkv