IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA TUESDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2008 / 31ST ASHADHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4445 of 2008(A) ---------------------------------------- CRIME NO.693/2008 OF VATAKARA POLICE STATION PETITIONER : ----------------- RAFEEK, S/O.AMMAD, KANHIRAKANDIYIL HOUSE VALAYAM P.O., CHERUMOTH, VATAKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE THOMAS MEVADA RESPONDENTS : ---------------------- 1. S.I.OF POLICE, VADAKARA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, KOZHIKODE. 2. MRS.JASEERA P.P., PUTHENPURAYIL HOUSE, POST VILLIAPPALLY, VIA.VATAKARA, KOZHIKODE DT. 3. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. -------------------------------------- Bail Application No.4445 of 2008 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of July, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. The crime is registered as crime No.693/08 of Vadakara Police Station against the petitioner and others alleging offences under Sections 498A and 34 IPC. According to the prosecution, the defacto complainant was harassed physically and mentally by the petitioner, who is her husband, and his close relatives. There are altogether five accused in the crime. Petitioner is the first accused. Second accused is the father of the first accused. The allegations made against both of them are more or less on similar lines. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner pointed out that the second accused was granted anticipatory bail by another Bench of this Court as per order dated 8.7.2008 in B.A.No.4212/08. It is also submitted that accused nos.3 to 5 were also granted anticipatory bail by the Sessions Court. 4. In the above circumstances, learned public prosecutor BA No.4445/08 2 submitted that he has no objection in granting bail to the petitioner on conditions. Hence, the following order is passed: Petitioner shall be released on bail in the event of his arrest on his executing bond for Rs.10,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting officer on the following conditions: (i) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesday's until further orders. (ii) Petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation by the police. (iii) Petitioner shall not influence or intimidate any witness or tamper with evidence or commit any offence while on bail. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl