IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2008 / 24TH POUSHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 154 of 2008() ---------------------------- CRIME NUMBER NOT KNOWN PETITIONER : ACCUSED; ------------------------- SAJEEV LAL M.D., PALLIKKUNNIL THENGUVILA VEEDU, CHERUNNIYOOR P.O., VARKALA, CHIRAYINKEEZHU TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.REJI SRI.B.BIPIN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VARKALA POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. S.U. NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 154 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 14th day of January, 2008 O R D E R Application for anticipatory bail. The petitioner apprehends that he may be arrested on the allegation raised by his wife one Sindhu that the petitioner has been guilty of matrimonial cruelty of the culpable variety against her punishable under Section 498A I.P.C. The learned Prosecutor, after taking instructions, now submits that though a petition has been submitted by the said Sindhu against the petitioner herein, no crime has been registered and the petitioner is not required to be arrested in connection with any crime now. The submissions of the learned Prosecutor are taken note of and recorded. It is now evident that the apprehension of the petitioner is without any basis or merit. This application does in these circumstances deserve to be dismissed. 3. I take note of the undertaking of the learned Prosecutor that if the petitioner were to be arrested later on the basis of any B.A.No. 154 of 2008 2 such offence allegedly committed by him prior to this date, prior intimation shall be given to the petitioner and prior permission of this Court shall be taken. 4. This application is hence dismissed. (R. BASANT) Judge tm