IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 6TH JANUARY 2011 / 16TH POUSHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 8604 of 2010() ---------------------------------------- CRIME NO.1273/2010 OF KORATTY POLICE STATION, THRISSUR DISTRICT. ....... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 & 2 --------------------------------------------- 1. VISHWANTHAN,S/O.VELAYUDHAN,AGED 39 YEARS,PANAGHATTU PARAMBIL,THIRUMUDIKKUNNU. 2. RUKMINI,AGED 47 YEARS, W/O.KARUPPAYA,PANAGHATTU PARAMBIL,MELUR. 3. AMMINI,AGED 74 YEARS,W/O/VELAYUDHAN, PANAGHATTU PARAMBIL,THIRUMUDIKKUNNU. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN RESPONDENT(S): STATE ------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: tss V. RAMKUMAR, J. .............................................. B.A. No. 8604 of 2010 ................................................ Dated this the 6 th day of January, 2011. O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C., the petitioners who are accused Nos. 2 to 4 in Crime No. 1273 of 2010 of Koratty Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 354 and 448 read with Section 34 I.P.C., seek anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioners 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 (Crl.Appeal No. 2271 of 2010), I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the B. A.No.8604/2010 -:2:- officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release the petitioners on bail in the event of their arrest in connection with the above case on each of them executing a bond for `25,000/- (Rupees twenty five 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. Petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. Petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation including custodial interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. Petitioners shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall they attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. Petitioners shall not commit any offence while on bail. 5. 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 B. A.No.8604/2010 -:3:- accordance with paragraph 103 of the verdict in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre's case (supra). If the petitioners commit breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to them shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. Dated this the 6th day of January, 2011. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv