INTHEHIGHCOURTOFKERALAATERNAKULAM

PRESENT

THEHONOURABLEMR.JUSTICEN.ANILKUMAR

FRIDAY,THE27THDAYOFDECEMBER2019/6THPOUSHA,1941

BailAppl..No.9283OF2019

PETITIONER/ACCUSED:

SUNILKUMAR,
AGED46YEARS,S/O.MADHAVAN,
KOLLAYILKIZHAKKETHIL,
KUNNATHOORWEST,MANAMPUZHAP.O.,
KOLLAMDISTRICT-691553.

BYADVS.

SMT.M.R.JAYALATHA
SRI.R.RENJITH

RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT/STATE:

1STATEOFKERALA,
REPRESENTEDBYTHEPUBLICPROSECUTOR,
HIGHCOURTOFKERALA,ERNAKULAM.

2SUBINSPECTOROFPOLICE,
SASTHAMKOTTAPOLICESTATION,
SASTHAMKOTTAP.O.,KOLLAM.

3DISTRICTPOLICECHIEF(RURAL),KOLLAM
CIVILSTATION,KOTARAKARAP.O.,
KOLLAMDISTRICT.

BYADV.

SR.PP.C.N.PRABHAKARAN

THISBAILAPPLICATIONHAVINGCOMEUPFORADMISSIONON
27.12.2019,THECOURTONTHESAMEDAYPASSEDTHEFOLLOWING:
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ORDER

Datedthisthe27thdayofDecember2019

ThisisanapplicationforanticipatorybailfiledunderSection

438ofCr.P.C.

2.ThepetitioneristheaccusedinCrimeNo.2227of2019

oftheSasthamkottaPoliceStationinKollamDistrictforthe

offencespunishableunderSecton498ASectionofIndianPenalCode.

3.Theprosecutioncaseinbriefisashereunder:

Thedefactocomplainantisthewifeoftheaccused.

Theaccusedmarriedthedefactocomplainanton05.11.2018in

accordancewiththecustomprevailingamongthecommunity.

Thereafter,thedefactocomplainantlivedatthematrimonialhome

oftheaccusedforaperiodofthreemonths.Thedefacto

complainantfiledapetitionbeforetheDistrictPoliceCheif,(Rural)

Kollamallegingthattheaccusedill-treatedthedefacto

complainantandtreatedherwithcruelty.

4.Heardthelearnedcounselforthepetitionerand

Sri.C.N.Prabhakaran,thelearnedPublicProsecutor.Perusedthe

casediary.

5.ThepetitioneraccusedfieldO.P.No.982of2019before
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theFamilyCourt,Chavaraagainstthedefactocomplainant

seekingrecoveryofgoldornamentsallegedtohavebeen

entrustedtoherasperAnnexure-Bcomplaint.Goingbythecase

diary,itappearsthatthepartiesareatloggerheadsinconnection

withamatrimonialdispute.Annexure-BOriginalPetitionis

pendingbeforetheFamilyCourt,Chavarabetweenthesame

parties.Consideringthefactthatthedisputeinvolvedispurelya

matrimonial,itisjustandpropertograntanticipatorybailtothe

petitioneronthefollowingconditions:-

1)Thepetitionershallbereleasedonbailintheevent
ofhisarrestbythepoliceinCrimeNo.2227of
2019oftheSasthamkottaPoliceStation,Kollam
DistrictonhisexecutingabondforRs.50,000/-
(RupeesFiftythousandonly)withtwosolvent
suretieseachforthelikeamounttothe
satisfactionofthearrestingofficer.

2)Thepetitionershallappearbeforethe
InvestigatingOfficerasandwhendirectedbyhim
inwritingtodoso.

3)Thepetitionershallnotinanymannerintimidate
orinfluencetheprosecutionwitnesses.

4)Ifthepetitionerviolatesanyoftheabove
conditionsofbail,itisopentotheCourthaving
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jurisdictionoverthecasetocancelhisbailwithout
anyfurtherordersfromthisCourtbutin
accordancewithlaw.

Sd/-

N.ANILKUMAR
JUDGE
SCS