IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH MARCH 2007 / 16TH PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 1358 of 2007(A) ------------------------------ CRIME NO.31/07 OF KANJIKUZHI POLICE SATION : PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED --------------------------------------- ANNAKUTTY, W/O.SEBASTIAN, OTTAPLAKKAL HOUSE, VARIKKAMUTHAN BHAGATHU, VENMANIKARAYIL, MANJIKUZHI VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.SASTHAMANGALAM S. AJITHKUMAR SRI.RENJITH B.MARAR SRI.PRABHU VIJAYAKUMAR SMT.LAKSHMI RENJITH RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KANJIKUZHI POLICE STATION, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. Nos. 1358 and 1406 OF 2007 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 7th day of March, 2007 O R D E R The mother-in-law and husband of the de facto complainant Jiji and who are respectively accused Nos.2 and 1 in Crime No.31/07 of Kanjikuzhi Police Station for an offence punishable under Sec.498A I.P.C., seek anticipatory bail. The marriage between Jiji and the petitioner in B.A.No.1406/07 was on 28.2.2000 and they have two children. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioners and the other circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release the petitioners on bail for a period of one month in the event of their arrest in connection with the above case on each of them executing a bond for Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction to the said officer and subject to the following conditions: BA.1358&1406/07 : 2 : a. Petitioner in B.A.1406/07 shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. b. Petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. c. Petitioners shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall they attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. d. Petitioners shall not commit any offence while on bail. e. Petitioners shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail in the meanwhile. If the petitioners commit breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to them shall be liable to be cancelled. These applications are allowed as above. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks