IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK MENON
FRIDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL 2019 / 6TH VAISAKHA, 1941
Bail Appl..No. 2664 of 2019
CRIME NO. 381/2019 OF POOVAR POLICE STATION , THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.12:
1 ANU MOHAN,
AGED 27 YEARS,
S/O MOHAN, ANU VILLA, KILLY, KOLLODU P.O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
2 ANITHAKUMARI,
W/O. MOHAN, ANU VILLA, KILLY, KOLLODU P.O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
BY ADV. SRI.M.R.SASITH
RESPONDENTS:
1 STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF
KERALA, ERNAKULAM
2 THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,
POOVAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
OTHER PRESENT:
SRI C K PRASAD PP
THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26.04.2019,
THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
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O R D E R
Petitioners are the accused in Crime
No.381/2019 of Poovar Police Station,
Thiruvananthapuram for offences punishable under
Sections 498A and Section34 of IPC. The de facto
complainant is the wife of the 1st petitioner.
2. The allegation is that the petitioners
in furtherance of common intention, harassed the
de facto complainant demanding gold and money
and they misappropriated the gold ornaments and
pledged it. She was also physically assaulted
and harassed by the petitioners in demand for
dowry. The 1st petitioner is employed in
Bangalore and the couple have one child.
3. There is a counter allegation of the 2nd
petitioner being harassed and assaulted by the
de facto complainant, regarding which a copy of
the medical certificate is produced, which would
show that she had sustained some swelling
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injuries. Petitioners have no criminal
antecedents. They are willing to co-operate
with the investigation. There is no possibility
of the petitioners absconding. Therefore,
custodial interrogation of the petitioners may
not be necessary.
In the result, bail application is allowed
on the following conditions:
1.In the event of the petitioners being
arrested, they shall be released on
bail on each of the petitioners
executing a bond for a sum of ₹50,000/-
(Rupees fifty thousand only) with two
solvent sureties each for the like sum
to the satisfaction of the
Investigating Officer.
2. They shall appear before the
Investigating Officer as and when call
for.
3. They shall not try to intimidate or
attempt to influence the witnesses or
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in any way tamper with evidence.
If the petitioners violate any of the above
conditions, the prosecution is at liberty to
move for cancellation of the bail.
Sd/-
ASHOK MENON,JUDGE
Pn
