IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2009 / 3RD CHAITHRA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 1412 of 2009() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 131/2009 OF MALA POLICE STATION PETITIONER (S): ACCUSED 1 TO 4 ---------------------------------- 1. SANALKUMAR, S/O. GOPALAKRISHNAN, 32 YEARS, AMPADATH HOUSE, PARAMBUSSERY, KURUMASSERY.P.O, PIN - 683 579. 2. GOPALAKRISHNAN, SAME AS ABOVE 3. VIMALA DEVI, W/O. GOPALAKRISHNAN, SAME AS ABOVE. 4. SINIMOL, D/O. GOPALAKRISHNAN, SAME AS ABOVE. BY ADV. SRI.AYPE JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): STATE/COMPLAINANT: -------------------- SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MALA POLICE STATION, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= B.A. No. 1412 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 24th day of March, 2009 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioners who are accused 1 to 4 in Crime No. 131/2009 of Mala Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 498A, 406 and 34 I.P.C., seek anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioners 2 to 4 have subsequently been deleted from the array of the accused and that 1st petitioner-husband alone is the accused in this case. 3. Having regard to the nature of the allegations levelled against the 1st petitioner and the other circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the 1st petitioner. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release the 1st petitioner on bail for a period of one month in the event of his arrest in connection with the above case on 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 the BA 1412/09 -2- following conditions: 1. The 1st petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The 1st petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation including custodial interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. The 1st petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. The 1st petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 5. The 1st petitioner shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail in the meanwhile. If he commit breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. mn.