IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN MONDAY, THE 6TH JULY 2009 / 15TH ASHADHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 3644 of 2009() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.281/2009 OF PUTHENVELIKARA POLICE STATIOJN .................... PETITIONERS : ACCUSED ------------------------------- 1. K.N.SATHEESH, AGED 31 YEARS, S/O. NARAYANAN PANICKER, KANJIRAPARAMBATH HOUSE, KUTHIATHODE, PUTHENVELIKKARA VILLAGE, PARAVUR TALUK. 2. K.N.NARAYANAN PANICKER, AGED 60 YEARS, KANJIRAPARAMBATH HOUSE,KUTHIATHODE, PUTHENVELIKKARA VILLAGE,PARAVUR TALUK. 3. AMBIKA,AGED 56 YEARS,W/O.NARAYANA PANICKAR, KANJIRAPARAMBATH HOUSE, KUTHIATHODE, PUTHENVELIKKARA VILLAGE PARAVUR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.J.JULIAN XAVIER RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUTHENVELIKARA POLICE STATION. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ----------------------------- B.A.No.3644 of 2009 ------------------------------ Dated this the 6th day of July, 2009 ORDER This is an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioners are the accused in Crime No.281 of 2009 of Puthenvelikara Police Station. 2. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under Sections 498A, 354 and 509 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. Accused No.1 is the husband of the defacto complainant. Accused Nos.2 and 3 are respectively father-in-law and mother-in-law of the defacto complainant. 4. I have gone through the case diary. 5. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the offence and other circumstances, I am of the view that anticipatory bail can be granted to the petitioners. There will be a direction that in the event of the arrest of the petitioners, the officer in charge of the police station shall release them on bail for a period of one month on their executing bond for Rs.25,000/- each with two solvent sureties for the like amount to the BA No.3644/2009 2 satisfaction of the officer concerned, subject to the following conditions: a) The first petitioner shall report before the investigating officer between 9 A.M. and 11 A.M. on all Mondays, till the final report is filed or until further orders; b) The petitioners shall appear before the investigating officer for interrogation as and when required; c) The petitioners shall not try to influence the prosecution witnesses or tamper with the evidence; d) The petitioners shall not commit any offence or indulge in any prejudicial activity while on bail; e) On the expiry of the period mentioned above or even before that period, the petitioners shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail; f) In case of breach of any of the conditions mentioned above, the bail shall be liable to be cancelled. The Bail Application is allowed to the extent indicated above. K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE csl