IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2010 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 5717 of 2009() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.638/2007 OF PATHANAMTHITTA POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED:- ---------------------------- SOUDA, KOPLI VEEDU, KULASEKHARAPATHI, PATHANAMTHITTA P.O., KOZHENCHERRY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR. V.SETHUNATH RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT/STATE:- -------------------------------------------- 1. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA POLICE STATION. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. ADV. MS. M.K. PUSHPALATHA, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ======================= Bail Application No. 5717 of 2009 ======================= Dated this the 26th day of March, 2010. O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the accused in Crime No.638 of 2007 of Pathanamthitta Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 366 and 376 IPC and Sections 10, 24(b), (f) & (g) of the Immigration Act, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the allegations levelled against the petitioner, the relative conduct of the parties, the nature of legal injury sustained by the injured and the other circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release the petitioner on bail for a period of one month in the event of her arrest in connection with the above case on her executing a bond for Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction to the said officer and subject to B. A.No. 5717/2009 -:2:- the following conditions: 1. The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioner shall make herself available for interrogation including custodial interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall she attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 5. On the expiry of the aforesaid period, the petitioner shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail. If the petitioner commit breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to her shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. Dated this the 26th day of March, 2010. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv