The High Court of Kerala allowed a bail application filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. The petitioner, second accused in a dowry-related suicide case, was granted bail as the suicide note paid compliments to her, indicating false allegations.
Released on bail by executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.ABRAHAM MATHEW
FRIDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF MAY 2014/19TH VAISAKHA, 1936
Bail Appl..No. 2571 of 2014 ()
------------------------------CRIME NO. 207/2014 OF MANKARA POLICE STATION , PALAKKAD DISTRICT
PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED:
VISALAKSHI, AGED 55 YEARS,W/O. KRISHNANKUTTY, MEKKONATH HOUSE, PERINGOTTUKURISSI, ALATHUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
BY ADV. SRI.NIREESH MATHEW
RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:
STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.
BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.DHANESH MATHEW MANJOORAN
THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09-05-2014, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
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K.ABRAHAM MATHEW J.
B.A.No.2571 OF 2014
Dated this the 9th day of May, 2014
ORDER
Petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C.
B.A.No.2571 OF 2014
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inclined to grant the prayer of the petitioner.
In the result, this Bail Application is allowed and
K.ABRAHAM MATHEW, JUDGE
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the second accused charged with offenses under Section 304-B IPC where the suicide note does not implicate her.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Visalakshi
State of Kerala
K.Abraham Mathew
As recorded by the court registry
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