IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA TUESDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2008 / 28TH SRAVANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5107 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.426/08 OF CHENGANNUR POLICE STATION PETITIONERS ----------------- 1. ULLAS KUMAR, AGED 38 YEARS, S/O.KRISHNANKUTTY, PUTHUTHOTTUMMEL, MUTTAR (PO), NEERETTUPPURAM, ALAPPUZHA. 2. VASANTHA KUMARI, AGED 39 YEARS, W/O.SUKUMARAN, SONY BHAVAN, PULLIKANAKKU (PO), KAYAMKULAM. 3. REMA DEVI, AGED 35 YEARS, D/O.KARUNAKARAN, PARAYIL PUTHEN VEEDU, MUTHUKILAKKADU (PO), PORUVAZHI, SASTHAMCOTTAH, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.SHANAVAS KHAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------- B.A.No. 5107 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th August, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 381, 420, 294B, 120B and 34 of Indian Penal Code. 3. Petitioners 2 and 3 are women and they are accused 2 and 3. Petitioners 1 to 3 were working in the concern in which the de facto complainant is the Managing Partner. According to learned counsel for petitioners, the petitioners wanted to quit the firm, but petitioners were threatened stating that certain naked photographs of petitioners were taken from the bath room using movie camera. They quit the job. To wreak vengeance, a false complaint is filed against the petitioners. Annexure A is the complaint given by petitioners 2 and 3 before the Superintendent of Police and it is dated 10.7.2008, but the present FIR was lodged on 18.7.2008. 4. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that some recovery is to be effected and hence, petitioners may be BA.5107/08 2 directed to surrender before the investigating officer and on such condition he has no objection in granting anticipatory bail. On hearing both sides, the following order is passed: i) Petitioners shall surrender before the investigating officer within seven days from today and they shall make themselves available for interrogation and co-operate with the investigation. ii) Petitioners shall be released on bail in the event of their arrest on their executing bond for Rs.25,000/- each with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting officer, on condition that they will report before the investigating officer as and when directed and they shall co-operate with the investigation. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE vgs.