Sreenivasan P.K v. State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.ABRAHAM MATHEW THURSDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF MAY 2015/7TH JYAISHTA, 1937 Bail Appl..No. 876 of 2015 () ------------------------------ CRIME NO. 30/2015 OF MANNANCHERRY POLICE STATION ,ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT -------------------- PETITIONER/ACCUSED:

------------------------------------ SREENIVASAN P.K., AGED 73 YEARS, S/O. KUNJIKRISHNAN, RESIDING AT ASWATHY, WARD NO. XII, MANNANCHERRY PANCHAYATH, NORTH ARYAD P.O., ALLAPUZHA - 688 538.

BY ADV. SRI.PEEYUS A.KOTTAM RESPONDENT :

--------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTD BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN - 682 031 (THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER IN CR. NO. 30/2015 OF MANNANCHERRY POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT).

BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.RASHEED THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28-05-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

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K. ABRAHAM MATHEW, J.

---------------------- Bail Appl. No.876 of 2015 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of May 2015

O R D E R

Petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C.

2. The petitioner is alleged to have committed the offences under Secs.354(A)(V) of Indian Penal Code, Sec.23 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act and Secs.7 and 8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The allegation is that he outraged the modesty of a child.

3. Heard both sides.

4. The petitioner is 73 years old. Having regard to these fact alone, I am inclined to grant him anticipatory bail.

In the result, the bail application is allowed.

1) The petitioner shall be released on bail after interrogation on his executing a bond for 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty five thousand only) ₹ with two solvent sureties each for the like sum if he is arrested by the Police in connection with

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2) He shall appear before the Investigating Officer for interrogation if he is so required by him in writing.

3) He shall not destroy or tamper with evidence.

4) He shall not harass the defacto complainant or his relatives.

In case of violation of any of the above conditions, the learned Magistrate is empowered to cancel the bail in accordance with the law.

Sd/- K. ABRAHAM MATHEW JUDGE / True Copy / NS P.A. To Judge