IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 15TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 24TH KARTHIKA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 9240 of 2011() ----------------------------- CMP.6781/2011 of J.M.F.C., KAYAMKULAM CRIME NO.1213/2011 OF KAYAMKULAM POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/1ST ACCUSED : ------------------------- SREEKUMAR, S/O. CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR, CHANDRABHAVANAM VEEDU, KAPPIL MEKKUM MURI, KRISHNAPURAM VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE VARGHESE(PERUMPALLIKUTTIYIL) SRI.A.R.DILEEP SMT.NAVA VARGHESE SRI.MANU SEBASTIAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KAYAMKULAM POLICE STATION, KAYAMKULAM-690502. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.R.RANJITH THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------------------------- Bail Appln.No.9240 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of November, 2011 ORDER This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is accused No.1 in Crime No.1213 of 2011 of Kayamkulam Police Station. 2. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 498-A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The marriage between the petitioner and the deceased took place on 04/09/1997. On 19/10/2011, the wife of the petitioner committed suicide by hanging. The allegation is that she committed suicide on account of the harassment meted out towards her demanding dowry. It is also alleged that the petitioner had illicit connection with two women, that money was due to one of them and the deceased was being harassed by the petitioner demanding money in order to pay the same to that woman. There are several other allegations also. 4. The petitioner was arrested on 29/10/2011 and he was remanded to judicial custody. Investigation of the case is Bail Appln.No.9240/2011 : 2 : going on. It is submitted by the learned Public Prosecutor that accused Nos.2 and 3, the parents of the petitioner are absconding. 5. If the petitioner is released on bail at this stage, it would adversely affect the proper investigation of the case. It is most likely that the petitioner would influence and intimidate the witnesses and tamper with the evidence, if bail is granted at this stage. It is also likely that the petitioner may make himself scarce particularly in view of the fact that he was working abroad. For the aforesaid reasons, the Bail Application is dismissed. K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE skj