IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS
FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2019 / 5TH ASWINA, 1941
Bail Appl..No.6685 OF 2019
CRIME NO.734/2019 OF Paravoor Police Station , Kollam
PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NOS.1 TO 4:
1 SIYAM, AGED 22 YEARS
S/O. MAHIN, PLOT 5, HOUSE NO.36,
TSUNAMI FLAT, KALLUMKUNNU, PARAVOOR, KOLLAM.
2 SIDIQUE AGED 24 YEARS
S/O. MAHIN, PLOT NO.5, HOUSE NO.36,
TSUNAMI FLAT, KALLUMKUNNU, PARAVOOR, KOLLAM.
3 RASHID, AGED 21 YEARS
S/O. SHAJAHAN, FLAT NO.1, HOUSE NO.2,
TSUNAMI FLAT, KALLUMKUNNU, PARAVOOR, KOLLAM.
4 * SHIBIN, AGED 18 YEARS
FLAT NO.5, HOUSE NO.3, TSUNAMI FLAT,
KALLUMKUNNU, PARAVOOR, KOLLAM. (DELETED)
BY ADV. SRI.M.R.SASITH
* PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.4 IN THE PARTY ARRAY IS
DELETED AS PER ORDER DATED 27.09.2019 IN CRL.M.A NO.
1/19 IN B.A. NO.6685/19.
RESPONDENTS:
1 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM 682031.
2 THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE
PARAVOOR POLICE STATION, KOLLAM 690001.
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OTHER PRESENT:
SRI.B.JAYASURYA, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION
ON 27.09.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE
FOLLOWING:
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ALEXANDER THOMAS, J.
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B.A. No. 6685 of 2019
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Dated this the 27th day of September, 2019
ORDER
The petitioners have been arrayed as accused Nos. 1 to
3 in the instant Crime No. 734 of 2019 of the Paravoor Police
Station, Kollam, which has been registered for the offences
punishable under Sections 452, 323, 324, 294(b), 506 and 354
read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code on the basis of the
FI statement given by the lady defacto complainant on 02.09.2019
at about 9.00 p.m. in respect of the alleged incident which
happened on the same day at about 5.30 p.m..
2. The prosecution case in short is that as the lady
defacto complainant’s son’s friend was having love affair with the
cousin sister of the first petitioner (first accused) and as the first
petitioner was under the impression that the lady’s son was
helping his friend to carry on the said love affair, the first
petitioner had animosity against the lady defacto complainant’s
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son on that ground and out of that animosity, on 02.09.2019 at
about 5.30 p.m. , the first petitioner had assaulted and attacked the
lady’s son upon which he fled away and got into his house and the
petitioners had followed him and when they tried to attack the
lady’s son, the lady tried to intervene and that the first accused has
attacked the defacto complainant with a stick and had criminally
trespassed into her house and had beaten the lady’s son with the
stick and had abused the lady using filthy and foul language and
had kicked on her underbelly. Four persons have been named as
accused in the crime. The Police, after investigation, has deleted
the 4th accused from the accused array and the petitioners 1 to 3
have been arrayed as accused Nos. 1 to 3.
3. The counsel for the petitioners would point out
that the allegations of violating the modesty of the woman under
Section 354 IPC are not brought out in this case and further that
the custodial interrogation of the petitioners may not be necessary
in this case.
4. The learned Prosecutor has seriously opposed the
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plea for anticipatory bail. However, it appears that the main overt
acts are alleged as against the first petitioner (first accused).
Though the defacto complainant has stated about four accused
persons in the FIS, the Police, after investigation, has found that
only three persons are involved in the crime. The allegations
against the first petitioner are serious and moreover, there are
allegations that the petitioners have criminally trespassed into the
residence of the lady defacto complainant. Accordingly, this Court
is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail in favour of the first
petitioner (first accused).
5. As regards the 2nd and 3rd petitioners, the
following directions are passed:
i. The petitioners will immediately personally appear before the
Investigating Officer in Crime No.734 of 2019 of Paravoor
Police Station, Kollam District, for interrogation purposes at
9.00 am on any day on or before 10.09.2019.
ii. The petitioners will fully co-operate with the Investigating
Officer in the conduct of the above interrogation process.
iii. After the interrogation process is over, in case the
Investigating Officer arrests the petitioners 2 and 3 in relation
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to the abovesaid crime, then they shall be released on bail on
their executing bond for Rs.40,000/- each and on furnishing
two solvent sureties each for the like sum, both to the
satisfaction of the Investigating Officer concerned.
6. Further it is also ordered that the grant of bail as
regards the 2nd and 3rd petitioners will be subject to 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.
v. The petitioners shall not intimidate or attempt to influence the
defacto complainant/victim, witnesses; nor shall they tamper
with the evidence.
vi. The petitioners shall not commit any offence while on bail.
vii. The petitioners shall not reside or enter into the
territorial limits of the Police Station where the lady defacto
complainant is residing until the conclusion of the
investigation process, except for the limited purpose of
reporting before the Investigating Officer concerned in this
crime, or for attending to the Court in relation to this case or
any other cases or for contacting their lawyers/advocates
concerned.
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If there is any violation of the abovesaid conditions by
the petitioners then the jurisdictional court concerned shall stand
hereby empowered, to consider the plea for cancellation of bail at
the appropriate time.
The plea for anticipatory bail as regards the first
petitioner will stand rejected.
With these observations and directions, the above Bail
Application will stand disposed of.
Sd/-
ALEXANDER THOMAS,
JUDGE
ds 28.09.2019