IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH MAY 2007 / 9TH JYAISHTA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 3152 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO234/2007 OF PANDALAM POLICE STATION PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO. 2 TO 4 ----------------------------------------------- 1. K.N.RAVI, AGED 49, S/O NARAYANAN, RENJU BHAVANAM, MANTHUKA MURI, KULANADA. 2. RETNAMMA, AGED 48, W/O.K.N.RAVI, RENJU BHAVANAM, MANTHUKA MURI, KULANADA. 3. REMYA, AGED 22, D/O K.N.RAVI, RENJU BHAVANAM, MANTHUKA MURI, KULANADA. BY ADV. SRI. K.SHAJ SRI.B.BALRAJ RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bail Application NO.3152 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DATED:30.05.2007 O R D E R Petitioners who are the father-in-law, mother-in-law and sister- in-law of Maya, the de facto complainant seek aniticipatory bail. Petitioners are accused Nos. 2 to 4 in crime No.234/2007 of Pandalam Police Station for an offence punishable under Section 498A read with Section 34 IPC. Marriage between the son of petitioners 2 and 3 and Maya was on 8.4.2003. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioners and the other circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release the petitioners on bail for a period of one month in the event of their arrest in connection with the above case on each of them executing a bond for Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two solvent sureties B.A.3172/2007 -2- each for the like amount to the satisfaction to the said officer and subject to the following conditions: (a). Petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. (b). Petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. (c). Petitioners shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall they attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. (d). Petitioners shall not commit any offence while on bail. (e). Petitioners shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail in the meanwhile. If the petitioners commit breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to them shall be liable to be BA3152/2007 -2- cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. css/