IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 21ST AUGUST 2008 / 30TH SRAVANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5068 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRMP.1805/2008 of DISTRICT COURT, KOTTAYAM CRIME NO. 297/2008 OF CHANGANASSERY POLICE STATION PETITIONERS:- --------------------------- 1. AJIS BEN MATHEW, AGED 29 YEARS LAKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, NEAR POLICE STATION, CHANGANASSERY. 2. ALVIN MATHEW ,AGED 22 YEARS LAKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, NEAR METRO POLITAN CHURCH CHANGANASSERY. 3. BIJOY SKARIA, AGED 31 YEARS MULAVANA HOUSE, KAVALA,CHANGANASSERY. 4. SUNIL KUMAR.S, AGED 33 YEARS SANTHA SADANAM, ITHITHANAM PO,CHANGANASSERY. BY ADV. SRI.MANOJ P.KUNJACHAN RESPONDENT: ------------- CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE CHANGANASSERY POLICE STATION,REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 5068 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of August,2008 O R D E R Application for anticipatory bail. 2. The alleged offences are under sections 143, 147, 149, 294(b), 323 and 353 149 IPC read with section 3(1) of P.D.P.P. Act. According to prosecution, petitioners along with other accused formed themselves into an unlawful assembly and assaulted defacto-complainant who is a teacher of Government Higher Secondary School, who was attending the cluster meeting in the school and destroyed furniture of the school. This was committed as a part of on going agitation against VII th Standard Text book. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioners are innocent of the allegations made. They were conducting a peaceful demonstration in front of the school, but a crime was registered against them, only at the instance of the opposite political party which is in the ruling front. BA 5068/08 -2- 4. The application is opposed. On hearing both sides and on considering the nature of the allegations made, I am not satisfied that this is a fit case to grant anticipatory bail. The application is dismissed. K. HEMA, JUDGE. mn.