IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 10TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 21ST MAGHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 885 of 2011() --------------------------------------- CRIME NO.10/2011 OF VAIKKOM POLICE STATION, KOTTAYAM DIST. ................... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED ------------------------------------ 1. SATHEESH KUMAR, AGED 37, S/O.SUBRAMANIA ACHARI, KARIMATT HOUSE, V.K.C. P.O, THEVAKKAL, KOCHI-21. 2. ANIL KUMAR, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.SUBRAMANIA ACHARI, KARIMATT HOUSE, CHUTTUPADUKARA, EDAPPALLY P.O, KOCHI-24. 3. VINOD KUMAR, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O.SUBRAMANIA ACHARI, KARIMATT HOUSE, V.K.C. PO, THEVAKKAL, KOCHI-21. 4. SREEDEVI ANILKUMAR, AGED 32, W/O.ANILKUMAR, KARIMATT HOUSE, CHUTTUPADUKARA, EDAPPALLY P.O, KOCHI-24. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.SABU RESPONDENT: --------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.C.S. HRITHWIK. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: rs V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------------------------ Bail Application No.885 of 2011 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of February, 2011 ORDER In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C., the petitioners who are accused Nos.1 to 4 in Crime No.10 of 2011 of Vaikom Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 447, 294(b), 323 & 506(i) read with Section 34 I.P.C., seek anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioners 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 petitioners. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer- in-charge of the police station concerned to release the petitioners on bail in the event of their arrest in connection with the above case on each of them executing a bond for `25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction to the said B. A.No.885/2011 -:2:- officer and subject to the following conditions: 1. Petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. Petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation including custodial interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. Petitioners shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall they attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. Petitioners 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 petitioners commit breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to them shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. skj