IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 19TH MAY 2008 / 29TH VAISAKHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3228 of 2008 ------------------------------------- (CRIME NO. 249/2008 OF ARANMULA POLICE STATION) .................... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 2-5: ----------------------------------------- 1. ACHUTHAN NAIR, AGED 60 YEARS, SANTHOSH VILLA, ELANTHUR MURI,KOZHANCHERRY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. RAJAMMA, W/O. ACHUTHAN NAIR, AGED 57 YEARS, SANTHOSH VILLA, ELANTHUR MURI, KOZHANCHERRY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. SINDHU, D/O. RAJAMMA, AGED 30 YEARS, MUNDETH HOUSE, KATTOOR MURI, KOZHANCHERRY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA. 4. PRASAD, AGED 36 YEARS, MUNDETH HOUSE, KATTOOR MURI, KOZHANCHERRY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH MURALI. RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/05/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ---------------------------------------------- BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3228 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of May, 2008 O R D E R Application for anticipatory bail. The petitioners are the accused in Crime No.249/2008 of Aranmula Police Station registered alleging offences punishable, under Sections 498(A), 452 and 34 of the I.P.C 2. 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 other circumstances of the case, I am satisfied that this is a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. 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 their executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- ( Rupees Twentyfive thousand only) each with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the said officer and subject to the following conditions: 1. Petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on all Mondays. 2. The petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. The petitioners shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall they attempt to tamper with the evidence of the prosecution. 4. Petitioners shall not commit any offence while on bail. 5. Petitioners shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail in the meanwhile. If the petitioners commits breach of the above conditions, the bail granted to them shall be liable to be cancelled. The application is allowed as above. (HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE) es/