IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 13TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 22ND BHADRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 5412 of 2010() ---------------------------------------- CRIME NO.978/2010 OF SASTHAMCOTTA POLICE STATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT .......... PETITIONER/ACCUSED-1 ---------------------------------------- ACHANKUNJU, AGED 35 YEARS, S/O. GEORGE, MULACKAVILAYIL VEEDU, THODIYOOR WEST MURI, THODIYOOR VILLAGE, KRUNAGAPPALLY TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.DILEEP RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT ------------------------------------------------ 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 13/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: tss V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.5412 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 13th day of September, 2010 ORDER In this Petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the first accused in Crime No.978/2010 of Sasthamcotta Police Station for an offence punishable under Section 498(A) read with Section 34 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 nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioner, the relative conduct of the parties, the nature of the injury sustained 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.15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction to the said officer and subject to the following conditions: Bail Appln.No.5412/2010 : 2 : 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 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. Before the expiry of the aforesaid period of one month, the petitioner shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail. If the petitioner commits 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 skj