IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 17TH BHADRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 5270 of 2010() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.677/2010 OF THEKKUMBHAGOM POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER ------------------------------ RAMESH BABU, AGED 25 YEARS, S/O.BABUKUTTAN, KADUKKARA KIZHAKKATHIL, MANAYIL.P.O., EDAPPALLY KOTTA, CHOWARA. BY ADV. SRI.G.BHAGAVAT SINGH RESPONDENT(S): /STATE -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM (CRIME NO.677 OF 2010 OF THEKKUMBHAGOM POLICE STATION) 2. JASEERA, AGED 20 YEARS, D/O.ABDUL KAREEM, PLACHERY THEKKETHIL, MULLIKKALA, THEVALAKKARA. P.O, KOLLAM DIST. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.M.S.BREEZE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bail Application No.5270 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DATED: 8th day of September, 2010 O R D E R The petitioner claims to have married the 2nd respondent on 24.8.2010. The grievance of the petitioner as well as the 2nd respondent, who entered appearance through counsel is that they are being unnecessarily harassed by the Thekkumbhagom police in Crime No.677/2010 registered under the caption “man missing” consequent on the complaint of the 2nd respondent's father. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor also submitted that Crime No.677/2010 is still under the caption “man missing” and no offence under the I.P.C. has so far been incorporated in the same. If so, the police cannot harass the petitioner and the 2nd respondent under the guise of investigation. This is a case of elopement by lovers culminating in their marriage. Hence in the light of the Lata Singh v. State of U.P AIR 2006 SUPREME COURT 2522, far from harassing the petitioner and the 2nd respondent, the police are bound to afford adequate protection to them. This bail application is accordingly disposed of directing the Station House Officer to grant bail to the petitioners in case any offence is incorporated in the aforesaid F.I.R. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. dmb