IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES FRIDAY, THE 21ST JULY 2006 / 30TH ASHADHA,1928 Bail Appl..No. 4242 of 2006 ----------------------------- CRIME.383/2006 of KAYAMKULAM POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------ 1. AJAY KUMAR, S/O. CHELLAPPAN, ENAMANGALATHU HOUSE, KEERIKKAD THEKKUM MURI, KAYAMKULAM, ALLEPPEY DISTRICT. 2. SRASWATHY, DO. DO. 3. RAJAPPAN, DO. DO. 4. ANISH KUMAR, DO. DO. BY ADV. R. GOPAN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KAYAMKULAM POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR P.N. SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/07/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. -------------- B.A.4242/2006 ------------------ DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JULY, 2006 O R D E R The petitioners are accused, in crime No.383/2006 of Kayamkulam Police Station, for the offence punishable under Section 498A IPC read with Section 34 IPC. The allegation against the petitioners are that they had demanded more dowry from the defacto complainant, the wife of the first petitioner, and on her failure to meet the said demand, she had been mentally and physically tortured and therefore, at her instance the case had been registered by the police. 2. Considering the submissions of the counsel and the prayer under Section 438 Cr.P.C. together with the submission made by the learned Public Prosecutor, I direct the petitioners to appear before the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kayamkulam, on 28.7.2006 at 11.00 a.m and move application(s) for bail and after hearing the learned Public Prosecutor, to whom the copy B.A.4242/2006 2 of the bail application shall be served well in advance, the learned Magistrate shall allow the petitioners to be on bail, imposing such conditions, which are deemed necessary. The application is disposed of as above. J.M.JAMES JUDGE mrcs