Vanitha v. The State Rep. By Its

CRL.O.P.No.13728 of 2016 S.VAIDYANATHAN,J.

Apprehending arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 355 and 506(i) I.P.C. in Crime No.277 of 2016 on the file of the respondent police, the petitioner has come forward with this petition seeking anticipatory bail.

2. Heard the learned counsel on either side.

3. The case of the prosecution is that on 15.06.2016, the petitioner abused the defacto complainant and threw cow shed on him.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that there was previous enmity with regard to pathway dispute between the petitioner's family and the defacto complainant's family and in order to wreak vengeance, false complaint has been made against the petitioner.

5. Learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submitted that the injured has been discharged from the hospital.

6. Taking note of the facts and circumstances, as the injured has been discharged from the hospital, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of her arrest or appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Sirkali, subject to the following conditions: (i) the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the respondent police or the police officer who intends to arrest or to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned;

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aeb (ii) the petitioner shall report before the respondent police as and when required for interrogation;

(iii) the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial; (iv) the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;

(v) on breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner released on bail by the Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560]. 01.07.2016 aeb CRL.O.P.No.13728 of 2016