IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST FEBRUARY 2007 / 2ND PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 692 of 2007() ---------------------------- (CRIME NOT KNOWN OF KOLLAM EAST POLICE STATION/ WOMEN CELL, KOLLAM) PETITIONERS: -------------- 1. BABUKUTTAN, AGED 37, KAVUNGAL PADINJATTATHIL, SHEEBA NAGAR - 119, AYATHIL, KOLLAM. 2. SARASAMMA, AGED 72 YEARS, KAVUNGAL PADINJATTATHIL, SHEBA NAGAR - 119, AYATHIL, KOLLAM. 3. SOBHANA, AGED 40 YEARS, KAVUNGAL PADINJATTATHIL, SHEBA NAGAR - 119, AYATHIL, KOLLAM. 4. VINITHA REGHUNATH, AGED 26 YEARS, VELIYIL KIZHAKKATHIL, MATHETHARA JUNCTION, RAMANKULANGARA, KOLLAM. 5. SREEDEVI, AGED 33 YEARS, VELIYIL KIZHAKKATHIL, MATHETHARA JUNCTION, RAMANKULANGARA, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.ABDUL JAWAD RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, WOMEN CELL, KOLLAM. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, EAST POLICE STATION, KOLLAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/02/2007,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 692 OF 2007 B ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 21st day of February, 2007 O R D E R Petitioners, who are the husband of one Sheela and first petitioner's mother, sister, brother's wife and another sister respectively, seek anticipatory bail on the allegation that the police of the Women Cell, Kollam are at their heels at the instance of Sheela, who is alleged to have lodged a complaint alleging the commission of non-bailable offence. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submitted that eventhough the said Sheela, who is the wife of the first petitioner, had lodged a complaint before the Women Cell, Kollam, the parties were summoned to the police station only for counselling and no crime has been registered by the Kollam East Police against the petitioners and that the petitioners are not wanted by the said police in connection with the allegations made in the petition. If so, the apprehension of arrest and harassment entertained by the petitioners is unfounded. Recording the submission made by the Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks