IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2010 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 8309 of 2010() ---------------------------------- CRMP.3773/2010 of DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD CRIME NO. 517/2010 OF PATTAMBI POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 --------------------------------- RAJEESH, S/O.VIJAYAN.P.P., AGED 32 YEARS, NAGARIPURAM POST, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.ANOOP JOSEPH SRI.N.T.BIJU RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PATTAMBI POLICE STATION, NOTICE TO WHOM MAY BE SERVED THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.S.HRITHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: svs/ V. RAMKUMAR, J. ................................... B.A. No. 8309 of 2010 .................................. Dated this the 21st day of December, 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.517/2010 of Pattambi Police Station for an offence punishable under Section 498-A read with Section 34 I.P.C. seeks anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner 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 (Crl.Appeal No. 2271 of 2010), 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 in the event of his arrest in connection with the above case on his executing a bond for Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two solvent Bail A.No.8309/2010 -:2:- sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction to the said officer and subject to 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 himself available for interrogation including custodial interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. Petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. Petitioner 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 petitioner commits 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. ln