IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 14TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 23RD KARTHIKA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 6581 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 196/2008 OF VARANTHARAPPILLY POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- RATHEESH, S/O.VELAYUDHAN, KALATHIKKATTIL HOUSE, MATTUMALA DESOM, NANDIPULAM. BY ADV. SRI.A.C.DEVY RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 6581 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 14th day of November,2008 O R D E R Petition for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under sections 306 and 498A IPC. According to prosecution, wife of petitioner aged 24 years committed suicide by consuming poison because of physical and mental torture by petitioner. She also killed a child aged 4 ½ years by administering poison. 3. Petitioner was arrested on 22-9-2008. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail, taking into consideration the stage of investigation, but stringent conditions may be imposed. 4. Hence, petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate, on the following conditions:- 1) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every alternate day between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. 2) Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the police station within which the crime is BA 6581/08 -2- registered except with the prior permission of the learned Magistrate. 3) Petitioner shall not intimidate or influence any witness or tamper with evidence or commit any offence while on bail and in case breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. This petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE. mn.