IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 22ND JANUARY 2008 / 2ND MAGHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 351 of 2008() ---------------------------- CRIME 200/07 OF KOTTAYI POLICE STATION PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1 & 2: ---------------------------------- 1. GOPALAN, S/O.CHAMI, AGED 70 YEARS, RAMANKULANGARA HOUSE, PULINELLI, KOTTAYI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 2. SATHYABHAMA, W/O.GOPALAN, AGED 59 YEARS, RAMANKULANGARA HOUSE, PULINELLI, KOTTAYAI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTING THE S.I.OF KOTTAYI POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ADV.SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 351 OF 2008 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 22nd day of January, 2008 O R D E R Application for anticipatory bail. Petitioners are the parents-in-law of the deceased. The deceased committed suicide on 16.12.07. The marriage of the spouses had taken place in 2001. One child was born in that wedlock. Matrimonial cruelty of the culpable variety has been alleged against the husband of the deceased and his relatives. Crime has been registered. Investigation is in progress. Prayer for anticipatory bail of the husband was allowed by another Bench of this Court as per order dated 24.12.07 in BA.8072/07. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied that the petitioners can be granted anticipatory bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. BA.351/08 : 2 : In coming to this conclusion, I take note of the fact that the principal accused has already been granted anticipatory bail. 3. In the result, this petition is allowed. Following directions are issued under Section 438 Cr.P.C in favour of the petitioners. i) Petitioners shall surrender before the learned Magistrate having jurisdiction at 11 a.m on 29.1.08. They shall be released on regular bail on condition that they execute bonds for Rs.25,000/-(Rupees twenty five thousand only) each with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. ii) The petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation before the investigating officer between 10 a.m and 1 p.m on 30.1.08 and 31.1.08. During this period, the investigating officer shall be at liberty to interrogate the petitioners in custody and take all necessary steps for the proper conduct of the investigation in this crime. Thereafter, they shall so appear on all Mondays and Fridays between 10 BA.351/08 : 3 : a.m and 12 noon for a period of two months. Subsequently the petitioners shall so appear as and when directed by the investigating officer in writing to do so. (iii) If the petitioners do not appear before the learned Magistrate as directed in clause (i), directions issued above shall thereafter stand revoked and the police shall be at liberty to arrest the petitioners and deal with them in accordance with law, as if these directions were not issued at all. (iv) If they were arrested prior to 29.1.08, they shall be released from custody on their executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) without any sureties, undertaking to appear before the learned Magistrate on 29.1.08. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) aks