IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V
WEDNESDAY,THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 / 8TH PHALGUNA, 1940
Bail Appl..No. 1288 of 2019
CRIME NO. 17/2019 OF PAZHAYANNUR POLICE STATION , THRISSUR
APPLICANTS/ACCUSED NOS.2 3:
1 RAVI,
AGED 55 YEARS
S/O. PARAMESWARAN,IRATTAKULAMBIL HOUSE,
KUMBALAKODE, PAZHAYANNUR, THALAPPILLY,
THRISSUR.
2 VALSALA,
AGED 50 YEARS
W/O. RAVI, IRATTAKULAMBIL HOUSE, KUMBALAKODE,
PAZHAYANNUR, THALAPPILLY, THRISSUR.
BY ADVS.
SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU (SR.)
SMT.POOJA PANKAJ
SRI.AJEESH K.SASI
SRI.M.REVIKRISHNAN
SRI.P.M.RAFIQ
SRI.THOMAS J.ANAKKALUNKAL,CGC
SRI.V.C.SARATH
SRI.VIPIN NARAYAN
SRUTHY N. BHAT
RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:
STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KERALA,
ERNAKULAM – 682 031.
SRI AMJAD ALI SR PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27.02.2019,
THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
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ORDER
This application is filed under Section 438 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure.
2. The applicants herein are the accused Nos.2 and 3 in Crime
No.17 of 2019 registered at the Pazhayannur Police Station under
Sections 498A, 420, 341, 323, 324, 354 r/w Section 34 of the Indian
Penal Code.
3. The de facto complainant is the daughter-in-law of the
applicants herein. The 1st accused in the aforesaid Crime is the son of
the applicants and the 4th accused is a near relative. According to the
de facto complainant, the 1st accused and the lady were working in
Hyderabad. They got acquainted and they decided to marry. On
5.8.2018, they got their marriage registered in accordance with law.
It appears that thereafter the relationship between them became
strained. The 1st accused left her and left with no alternative, she
came down to Kerala and visited the house of the applicants on
24.11.2018. It is alleged that the 4 th accused twisted her hand and
assaulted her. Insofar as the 1 st applicant is concerned, he is alleged
to have made an attempt to assault her.
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4. The learned Senior counsel appearing for the applicants
submitted that it was without their knowledge or concurrence that
their son had married the de facto complainant and they were both
staying together at Hyderabad. As to what prompted the relationship
between the parties to become strained is something which is not
known to them. It is submitted that when the lady started interfering
with their peaceful life, they approached the Civil Court and filed
Annexure-B plaint and obtained an order of injunction on 9.1.2019, as
is evidenced by Annexure-C order. According to the learned Senior
counsel, except for vague allegations, there is nothing to connect the
applicants with the Crime. The police registered the Crime without
actually conducting an enquiry into the frivolous nature of allegations
levelled against the applicants, submits the learned counsel.
5. Heard the learned Public Prosecutor and I have gone
through the materials made available.
6. It appears that the main allegations are centered against
the 1st accused. At any rate, the custodial interrogation of the
applicants, who are the parents of the 1 st accused, is not required for
an effective investigation.
In the result, this application will stand allowed. The applicants
shall appear before the Investigating Officer within ten days from
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today and shall undergo interrogation. Thereafter, if they are proposed
to be arrested, they shall be released on bail on their executing a bond
for Rs.40,000/- (Rupees Forty thousand only) each with two solvent
sureties each for the like sum. However, the above order shall be
subject to the following conditions:
i) The applicants shall co-operate with the investigation and
shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when
required.
ii) They shall not directly or indirectly make any
inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted
with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from
disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer.
iii) They shall not commit any similar offence while on bail.
In case of violation of any of the above conditions, the
jurisdictional Court shall be empowered to consider the application for
cancellation, if any, and pass appropriate orders in accordance with
the law.
Sd/-
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V.,
JUDGE
IAP
