IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2011 / 15TH POUSHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 8789 of 2010(C) ------------------------------------------ [CRIME NO.542/2010 OF VELLATHOOVAL POLICE STATION] .......... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ---------------------------------- SAJEEVAN.T.D., S/O.DIVAKARAN, AGED 34 YEARS, THADATHEL HOUSE, CHITHIRAPURAM P.O., AANACHAL, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.M.VARGHESE. RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: -------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VELLATHOOVAL POLICE STATION, VELLATHOOVAL P.O., THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C.S. HRITHWIK. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. V. RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.8789 of 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of January, 2011 ORDER In this Petition filed under Sec.438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the sole accused in Crime No.542 of 2010 of Vellathooval Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 323, 294(b) & 498-A I.P.C. seeks anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner 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 (2010 (4) KLT 930), I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in- charge of the police station concerned to release the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with the above case on his executing a bond for `25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the said officer and subject to the following conditions:- Bail Appln.No.8789/2010 -:2:- 1. The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation including custodial interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. The petitioner 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 accordance with paragraph 103 of the verdict in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre's case (supra). If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. skj