IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR
FRIDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020 / 25TH MAGHA, 1941
Bail Appl..No.9303 OF 2019
CRIME NO.2242/2019 OF ADOOR POLICE STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA
PETITIONERS:
1 VISAKH SURENDRAN
AGED 32 YEARS
S/O.SURENDRAN G., SOUMYA BHAVAN, THEPPUPARA.P.O.,
EZHAMKULAM, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA.
2 RAMANY N.
AGED 58 YEARS
W/O.SURENDRAN G., SOUMYA BHAVAN, THEPPUPARA P.O.,
EZHAMKULAM, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA.
3 SURENDRAN G.
AGED 61 YEARS
SOUMYA BHAVAN, THEPPUPARA P.O., EZHAMKULAM, ADOOR,
PATHANAMTHITTA.
BY ADVS.
SRI.NOBEL RAJU
SRI.C.R.JAYAKUMAR
SMT.P.K.VINAYA
RESPONDENT:
THE STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF
KERALA, REPRESENTING THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER,
ADOOR, PIN-682031.
By SHRI.AMJAD ALI, SR.PP
THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
14.02.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
BA No.9303 of 2019 2
ORDER
This is an application for anticipatory bail under
Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
2. The petitioners are the accused in Crime
No.2242 of 2019 of Adoor Police Station, registered for offences
punishable under Sections 498A read with Section 34 of the
Indian Penal Code. The de facto complainant is the wife of the first
accused. The prosecution case, in essence, is that the accused
subjected the de facto complainant to cruelty while they were
residing together.
3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as
also the learned Senior Public Prosecutor.
4. Having regard to the nature of the offence as also
the relationship between the parties, I am inclined to grant
anticipatory bail to the petitioners on the following terms:
i) The petitioners shall make themselves available for
interrogation before the Investigating Officer within
ten days from today. They shall also make
BA No.9303 of 2019 3themselves available for interrogation before the
Investigating Officer as and when directed by the
Investigating Officer in writing to do so;
ii) If the petitioners are arrested prior to, or after their
appearance before the Investigating Officer in terms
of this order, they shall be released from custody on
execution of bond for Rs.25,000/- each with two
sureties each for the like sum.
(iii) The petitioners shall not influence or intimidate
the prosecution witnesses nor shall they attempt to
tamper with the evidence of the prosecution.
iv) The petitioners shall not involve in any other
offence while on bail.
Sd/-
P.B.SURESH KUMAR
pkk JUDGE