IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2011 / 1ST MAGHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 340 of 2011() --------------------------------------- (CRIME NO.1015/2010 OF NEMMOM POLICE STATION,TRIVANDRUM) PETITIOENR: SECOND ACCUSED: ---------------------------------------------------- SARASWATHY, D/O.KAMALAKSHY, RESIDING AT KIZHAKKEVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, PALLINADA, UPANAYOOR NEMOM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.G.P.SHINOD, SRI.RAM MOHA.G., SRI.GOVIND.P. RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT STATE AND INVESTIGATING OFFICER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR AT THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, FORT SUB DIVISION, FORT POLICE STATION COMPOUND, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V. RAMKUMAR, J. ----------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.340 of 2011 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of January, 2011 ORDER In this petition filed under Sec.438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is accused No.2 in Crime No.1015 of 2010 of Nemom Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 498-A & 304-B read with Section 34 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 her arrest in connection with the above case on her executing a bond for `25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the Bail Appln.No.340/2011 -:2:- like amount to the satisfaction of the said officer and subject to the following conditions:- 1) The petitioner shall make herself available for interrogation as and when required by the investigating officer. 2) The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall she attempt to tamper with the evidence of the prosecution. 3) The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 4) 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 her shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj