IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS

WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF MAY 2019 / 1ST JYAISHTA, 1941

Bail Appl..No. 3520 of 2019

CRIME NO. 884/2019 OF Pathanamthitta Police Station ,
Pathanamthitta

PETITIONER/S:

1 RENOJ RAJAN
AGED 35 YEARS
S/O.RAJAN DANIEL MAMKOOTTATHIL HOUSE,
VALLICODE VILLAGE, KAIPPATTOOR.P.O.
PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT.

2 RAJAN DANIEL,
AGED 62 YEARS
MAMKOOTTATHIL HOUSE, VALLICODE VILLAGE,
KAIPPATTOOR.P.O. PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT.

3 SOPHIYAMMA,
AGED 62 YEARS
W/O.RAJAN DANIEL, MAMKOOTTATHIL HOUSE, VALLICODE
VILLAGE, KAIPPATTOOR.P.O. PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT.

BY ADVS.
SRI.S.SHANAVAS KHAN
SMT.S.INDU

RESPONDENT/S:
THE STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF
KERALA, ERNAKULAM.

OTHER PRESENT:
SRI.AMJAD ALI, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22.05.2019,
THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
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ALEXANDER THOMAS, J.
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Dated this the 22nd day of May, 2019

ORDER

The petitioners are accused Nos.1 to 3 in Crime No.884/2019 of

Pathanamthitta, which has been registered for offences punishable under

Sections 498A and Section34 of IPC. The 1st petitioner (A1) is the husband of the

lady defacto complainant and the 2nd and 3rd petitioners are the parents

of the 1st petitioner (parents-in-law of the lady defacto complainant).

2. The gist of the prosecution case is that the 1 st petitioner had

married the lady defacto complainant on 8.6.2009 and at the time of

marriage, about 400.4 grams gold and Rs.10.5 lakhs were given to her by

her parents and after the marriage, she was treated with harassment and

cruelty by the petitioners and they had taken away her gold ornaments

and that they had demanded more dowry etc. and that they have

committed the above said offences.

3. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners, the

learned Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent State and after

evaluating the facts of the case, this Court is of the view that the

custodial interrogation of the petitioners is not necessary in this case.

Accordingly, it is ordered that in the event of the petitioners are being
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arrested in respect of the above said crime, then they shall be released on

bail on each of them executing separate bonds for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees

fifty thousand only) each and on separately furnishing two solvent

sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the competent court

below concerned. However, the grant of bail is subject to the following

conditions:

(i) The petitioners shall not involve in any criminal
offences of similar nature.

(ii) The petitioners shall fully co-operate with the
investigation.

(iii) The petitioners shall report before the
Investigating Officer as and when required in that
connection.

(iv) The petitioners shall not influence witness or shall
not tamper or attempt to tamper evidence in any
manner, whatsoever.

If there is any violation of the abovesaid conditions by the

petitioners, then the jurisdictional court concerned stand hereby

empowered, to consider the plea for cancellation of bail at the

appropriate time.

With these observations and directions, the above Bail Application

stands allowed.

sd/-

ALEXANDER THOMAS, JUDGE
acd
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