High Court granted interim anticipatory bail to petitioners accused under Section 498A IPC, directing surrender and subsequent bail from Magistrate subject to strict conditions including bond, daily reporting, and passport surrender.
Interim anticipatory bail granted contingent on surrender and Magistrate's order upon application with conditions specified.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN
FRIDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF MARCH 2014/30TH PHALGUNA, 1935
Bail Appl..No. 1980 of 2014 (B)
CRIME NO. 1011/2013 OF PEERUMEDU POLICE STATION , IDUKKI DISTRICT
ACCUSED(S)/PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 & 3:
1. LEELA AGED 54 YEARS W/O.MANIVEL RAJ, IIND DIVISION, KODUVAKANAM LAKSHMICOVIL.P.O., PEERUMEDU, IDUKKI DISTRICT.
2. MANIVEL RAJ AGED 54 YEARS S/O.PERIYASAMI, IIND DIVISION, KODUVAKANAM LAKSHMICOVIL.P.O., PEERUMEDU, IDUKKI DISTRICT.
BY ADVS.SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.S.PRAVEEN
COMPLAINANT(S)/RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:
STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM REPRESENTING SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PEERUMEDU.
BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.RAJESH VIJAYAN
THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21-03-2014, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
JJJ
N.K. BALAKRISHNAN, J.
B.A. No. 1980 of 2014 (B)
Dated this the 21st day of March, 2014
O R D E R
Petitioners are accused in Crime No.1011/2013 of Peerumedu Police Station, Idukki District. The offence alleged is under section 498A r/w 34 of IPC. Apprehending arrest, this petition is filed for anticipatory bail.
The petitioners shall surrender before the Investigating Officer within ten days from today. After interrogation the
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accused shall be produced before the learned Magistrate. When applied for bail by the accused, the learned Magistrate will, considering the nature of the case, grant bail to the petitioners but on the following conditions:
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d. The petitioners will also file an affidavit that they will abide by all the conditions as mentioned above and that they will not commit any offence similar to the offence involved in this case and will 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 from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.
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N.K. BALAKRISHNAN,
JUDGE
//True Copy//
P.A. to Judge
jjj
2 issues framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the accused in an offence under Section 498A IPC.
What conditions must be imposed for the grant of anticipatory bail to comply with the larger interest of justice.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Leela
Manivel Raj
State of Kerala
N.K. Balakrishnan
As recorded by the court registry
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