IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2007 / 15TH AGRAHAYANA,1928 Bail Appl..No. 7776 of 2006() ----------------------------- Crime No.839/2006 of Vaikom Police Station PETITIONER. ---------------------------- K.LATHA BABU, W/O. K.BABU, ADVOCATE, RESIDING AT SHIVA SURYA, SOUTH GARE P.O. VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU PAUL RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSEUCTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, VAIKOM POLICE STATION, VAIKOM P.O. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI. P.N. SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.Ramkumar, J. ======================== B.A.No. 7776 of 2006 ======================== Dated this the 5th day of January, 2007. ORDER Petitioner, who is the fifth accused in Crime No.839 of 2006 of Vaikom Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 420 and 120B read with Section 34 I.P.C. seeks anticipatory bail. The petitioner is stated to be a practising lawyer. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioner and the other circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release the petitioner on bail for a period of one month in the event of her arrest in connection with the above case on her executing a bond for Rs. 10,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction to the said officer and subject to the following conditions: BA 7776/06 -: 2 :- 1. The petitioner shall make herself available for interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 2. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall she attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 3. Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 4. Petitioner shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail in the meanwhile. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to her shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ess 5/1 BA 7776/06 -: 3 :-