IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2008 / 2ND ASHADHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3978 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.370/08 OF PATHANAMTHITTA POLICE STATION PETITIONER ----------------- K.K.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, WORKING AS SECTION OFFICER, PARD DEPARTMENT,GOVT.SECRETARIAT RESIDING AT KOLLAM MANNIL HOUSE,AZHOOR MURI, PATHANAMTHITTA VILLAGE, KOZHENCHERRY, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.AJITH PRAKASH SRI.C.S.YESUDAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE PATHANAMTHITTA POLICE STATION PATHANAMTHITTA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ 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. 3978 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. According to prosecution, the petitioner was harassed physically and mentally by the petitioner, who is the husband of the defacto complainant. The accused poured boiled gruel on the body of the defacto complainant on 4.5.2008at about 4 PM. She was taken to the hospital immediately and she was admitted there. There was injury also on her body. 3. According to learned counsel for petitioner, the petitioner is totally innocent of the allegations made. His case is that the story alleged in the First Information Statement is highly improbable. As per the First Information Statement, the petitioner was infuriated, since the defacto complainant questioned him while he was scolding a boy. This, according to learned counsel for petitioner, would not have happened. 4. This petition is opposed. On hearing both sides and on going through the case diary, I am satisfied that it is not proper to grant anticipatory bail in an offence of this nature. This petition is dismissed. K.HEMA, JUDGE vgs.