IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 30TH OCTOBER 2007 / 8TH KARTHIKA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 5778 of 2007() -------------------------------- (CRIME NO.308/07 OF ETTUMANNUR POLICE STATION) PETITIONER/ACCUSED ---------------------------- NIDHEESH, CHIRAYIL HOUSE, KODATHIPPADY, ETTUMANOOR, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.MANILAL RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.U.NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 5778 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of October, 2007 O R D E R The learned Prosecutor submits that the Investigator has no specific information of any settlement between the petitioner and the victim. The petitioner is not present before Court. But the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the victim has appeared before Court and she is willing to assert before the court that she has no grievance against the petitioner. 2. The learned Prosecutor is unable to assert that the lady before Court is actually the alleged victim in this crime. In these circumstances I am satisfied that appropriate interim direction can be issued that the petitioner and the alleged victim can appear before the Investigating Officer at 11 a.m. on 29.10.2007 and can file a joint statement to apprise the Investigating Officer of the alleged settlement of the disputes between them. The Investigating Officer shall thereupon question the victim and record her statement also. Report shall be made to this Court, on the next date of posting, as to what transpired. The learned Prosecutor undertakes that the B.A.No. 5778 of 2007 2 petitioner shall not be arrested till the next date of posting. Call on 30.10.2007. (R. BASANT) Judge tm