IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2008 / 19TH JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3655 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.117/08 OF MEENANGADI POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------ LOUCY JOHN, W/O. JOHN, AGED 53 YEARS, KOCHUVEETTIL HOUSE, MEENANGADI POST, WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.GRASHIOUS KURIAKOSE RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- STATE - S.H.O. MEENANGADI, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------- B.A.No.3655 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of June, 2008 ORDER Petition for anticipatory bail. 2. According to the prosecution, on 8.5.2008, C.I. of Police, Meenangadi proceeded to a quarry on getting a secret information that explosive substances were allegedly kept in the quarry. They found a person on the road carrying some articles when there reached about 100 meters away from the quarry. On seeing the police party, that person abandoned the articles and ran away through the plantation. He could not be arrested. But he is the first accused in the case. The articles on examination were found to be Ammonium Nitrate, detonators, fuse wire etc. The petitioner being the permit- holder of the quarry is also made an accused. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the incident happened quite away from the quarry on a public road and the petitioner has noting to do with the crime or the articles seized. There is no seizure from the quarry. Petitioner is a teacher and her father is the owner of the quarry. Even as per BA NO.3655/08 2 the prosecution records, the quarry belonged to one Simon Peter and not the petitioner. 4. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that anticipatory bail can be granted to the petitioner and the following order is passed:- (i) Petitioner shall surrender before the Investigating officer within ten days from today and shall make herself available for interrogation by the police. (ii) In the event of arrest of the petitioner, she shall be released on bail on her executing bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting officer, on condition that she shall appear before the Investigating officer as and when directed by him for the purpose of the interrogation. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl