IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 20TH MAGHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 652 of 2011() --------------------------------------- CRIME NO.1059/2010 OF KUNDARA POLICE STATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT. ............. APPLICANTS/2ND ACCUSED ------------------------------------------ PADMAKUMARI, W/O. JAYAPALAN, 313, JAYAPADMAM, 11, POONKODE, PALLICHAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.V.SREEJITH RESPONDENT(S): COUNTER PETITIONER ------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: tss V. RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.652 of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of February, 2011 ORDER In this petition filed under Sec.438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is accused No.2 in Crime No.1059 of 2010 of Kundara Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 465, 468, 471, 120(B) I.P.C. and Sec.12(1)(K) of Indian Passport Act, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. After evaluating the factors and parameters which are to be taken into consideration in the light of paragraph 122 of the verdict dated 2-12-2010 of the Apex Court in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra and Others (2010 (4) KLT 930), 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 in the event of her arrest in connection with the above case on her executing a bond for `25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the said officer and subject to Bail Appln.No.652/2011 -:2:- the following conditions:- 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 of the prosecution. 3) The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 4) The bail granted pursuant to this order shall be in force till the end of the trial of the case unless and until it is cancelled by this Court in accordance with paragraph 103 of the verdict in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre's case (supra). 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 skj