IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 20TH JUNE 2008 / 30TH JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3826 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.165/08 OF VALAPAD POLICE STATION PETITIONER : ACCUSED NO.4 -------------------------- JAYASREE SURENDRAN , AGED 46 YEARS,W/O. SURENDRAN M.N., MALAYATTIL HOUSE, P.O. CHALLINGAD, KAIPAMANGALAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU SRI.M.REVIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------- B.A.No.3826 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of June, 2008 ORDER Petition for anticipatory bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 417, 420 and 424 read with Section 34 IPC. 3. The petitioner is the 4th accused in the crime. A private complaint was filed against the first and second accused alleging that they fraudulently obtained the property of the defacto complainant in 1995. Though money was paid, the property was not returned to the defacto complainant as agreed upon. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the first and the second accused purchased the property from the defacto complainant in 1995. Thereafter, in the year 2006, A2 sold a portion of the property to the third accused who is the daughter of the first accused. In 2007, there was again another transfer of the property to the 4th accused who is the petitioner herein. The petitioner has no connection with the other accused. She is only a house wife and there is no intention to cheat any BA3826/08 2 person. But, the police has included the name of the petitioner also in the array of accused, being the purchaser of the same property. 5. Learned public prosecutor submitted that the respondent has no objection in granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner on conditions. Hence, the following order is passed: (i) The petitioner shall surrender before the Investigating officer within seven days from today and make herself available for interrogation. (ii) On surrender, in the event of arrest, if any, the petitioner shall be released on bail on her executing bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting officer on condition that she will make herself available for interrogation as and when directed and also co-operate with the investigation. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl