IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES THURSDAY, THE 19TH OCTOBER 2006 / 27TH ASWINA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6248 of 2006 ----------------------------- CRIME NO.414/2006 OF PALARIVATTOM POLICE STATION PETITIONER --------------------------- GEORGE PALAT, AGED 64 YEARS, "PALATHINKAL" 32/1867-A, NETAJI ROAD, MAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. DR.SEBASTIAN CHAMPAPPILLY RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PALARIVATTOM POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR P.N. SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/10/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. -------------- B.A. 6248/2006 ------------------ DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner is the father-in-law of the defacto complainant. She complaints that she had been mentally and physically harassed by the petitioner, taking advantage of the debilities, alleged against her husband. Further allegation is that the petitioner had been continuously demanding more dowry and he was making advances towards the complainant with ulterior motives. Her statement is that her husband, the son of the petitioner, is fully ineffective in controlling the misdeeds of his father, the petitioner. Hence, she made a complaint before the Judicial Magistrate of First Class-I, Ernakulam, which was forwarded to Palarivattam Police Station, which registered the case as crime No.414/2006, for the offence punishable under Section 498A IPC against the petitioner alone. Therefore, he is before this Court, for a pre-arrest order. B.A.6248/2006 2 2. After hearing both sides and considering the materials that are available in the case diary files, I direct the petitioner to surrender before the Investigating Officer on 25.10.2006 between 10.00 a.m and 10.30 a.m. 3. The Investigating Officer shall interrogate the petitioner and thereafter, produce him before the Judicial Magistrate of First Class-I, Ernakulam, on the same day, before 4.00 p.m. 4. The learned Magistrate shall allow the petitioner to be on bail, imposing such conditions, as are deemed necessary. The application is disposed of as above. J.M.JAMES JUDGE mrcs