IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 21ST JULY 2008 / 30TH ASHADHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4576 of 2008(B) ---------------------------------------- CRMP.1928/2008 of SESSIONS COURT,KOLLAM CRIME NO.291/2008 OF OACHIRA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/FIRST ACCUSED : ------------------------------------------- RISHI ARAVIND PULLODIYIL VEEDU, DEVIKULANGARA VILLAGE GOVINDAMUTTOM MURI, KARTHIKAPPALY TALUK ALAPPUZHA BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) RESPONDENTS/STATE & COMPLAINANT : ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,OACHIRA POLICE STATION, KOLLAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. -------------------------------------- Bail Application No.4576 of 2008 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of July, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 498A IPC. According to the prosecution, petitioner married the defacto complainant on 1.1.2007 and the harassment started since 4.1.2007. Thereafter, there was mediation through the family members and the defacto complainant continued to reside with the petitioner. She became pregnant and the cruelty continued even during the period of pregnancy and the pregnancy got aborted and she filed a complaint before the learned Magistrate. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the allegations are false. The second accused who is the mother of the petitioner was granted anticipatory bail by the Sessions court. The limited prayer now made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is for a direction for expeditious disposal of the bail application, which will be filed by the petitioner before the BA No.4576/08 2 Magistrate court. He submitted that the petitioner is prepared to surrender before the trial court and a direction may be issued. 4. If the petitioner surrenders before the Magistrate Court within seven days from today and files an application with an advance copy to the Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge, the bail application shall be disposed of as expeditiously as possible in accordance with law. The petition is disposed of accordingly. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl