IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 26TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 7TH PHALGUNA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 549 of 2009() ---------------------------- CRMP.55/2009 of D.C. & SESSIONS COURT,KOLLAM CRIME NO. 694/2008 OF PATHANAPURAM POLICE STATION PETITIONER (S): ACCUSED NO.1 -------------------------------- MUHAMMED RAFI, S/O. ABDUL RAHIM, AYANIKKATTIL VEETIL (VILAYATHU VEETTIL), PUTHANCHANTHA, PANMANA, SASTHAMCOTTA, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.PRAVEEN K. JOY RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT AND STATE ------------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. S.I OF POLICE, PATHANAPURAM POLICE STATION. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. S.U. NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= B.A. 549 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 26th day of February, 2009 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the 1st accused in Crime No.694/2008 of Pathanapuram Police Station for an offence punishable under Section 498A I.P.C., seeks anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the allegations levelled against the petitioner, the relative conduct of the parties, the nature of injuries sustained by the injured 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 his arrest in connection with the above case on his 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: 1. The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioner shall make himself available BA 549/09 -2- for interrogation including custodial interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 5. On the expiry of the aforesaid period, the petitioner shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail. If the petitioner commit breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. mn.