IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JANUARY 2008 / 3RD MAGHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 369 of 2008() ---------------------------- CRIME NO. 792/07 OF MANNARKADU POLICE STATION PETITIONER --------------------------- NANDAKUMAR, S/O. N.RAJAMANI, AGED 32 YEARS, 'NANDANAM', MANNARKADU P.O., VADAKKUMANNAM, PALAKKAD. (ACCUSED IN CUSTODY) BY ADV. SRI.DENIZEN KOMATH RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANNARKADU POLICE STATION, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 369 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of January, 2008 O R D E R Application for regular bail. The petitioner faces allegations in a crime registered for the offence under section 498A I.P.C. The petitioner was arrested on 7.1.2008 and he continues in custody from that date. The co-accused have all been granted anticipatory bail, it is submitted. The petitioner, who had fallen in love with the defacto complainant and had allegedly married her, has now married another woman and has taken up a contention that there was no valid marriage with the defacto complainant. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied, in the facts and circumstances of this case, that the petitioner, who has remained in custody from 7.1.2008, can now be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. B.A.No. 369 of 2008 2 3. In the result: 1) This application is allowed. 2) The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. (a) The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to be satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. (b) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on all Mondays and Fridays for a period of three months and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (R. BASANT) Judge tm