IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2008 / 2ND ASHADHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3898 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.184/2008 OF NEMMARA POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- V.RAMACHANDRAN, S/O.VELAYUDHAN, ARIPPARA HOUSE, THIRUVAZHIYAD, NEMMARA, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.K.ANAND RESPONDENTS: STATE & COMPLAINANT ------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEMMARA POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------- B.A.No.3898 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2008 ORDER This petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 304B of IPC. According to the prosecution, the petitioner was continuously harassing the defacto complainant on demand of dowry etc. In 2005, a crime was registered against the petitioner alleging offence under Section 498A IPC. It was settled on mediation. But, again, the harassment continued and the defacto complainant was forced to go to her house shortly prior to the incident since he made an allegation that she had committed theft of some money from his pocket. Even after she went to her house, the petitioner did not leave her. He went to her house and harassed her and on the next day, she committed suicide by consuming poison. 3. This petition is strongly opposed. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is totally innocent of BA No.3898/08 2 the allegations made. But, I am not satisfied that this is a fit case to grant anticipatory bail. The petition is dismissed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl