IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Bail Appl No. 243 of 2007()
1. SREELA VINAYAKUMAR, AGED 27 YEARS,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA,
... Respondent
For Petitioner :SRI.P.SANJAY
For Respondent :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
The Hon'ble MR. Justice V.RAMKUMAR
Dated :18/01/2007
O R D E R
V. RAMKUMAR, J.
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B.A.Nos.243, 244 & 245 of 2007
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Dt. JANUARY 18, 2007
ORDER
The common petitioner in these bail applications is
the 3rd accused in Crime No.727/2006, the 7th accused in
Crime No.839/2006 and the 4th accused in Crime No.710/2006
respectively of Vaikom Police Station registered for an
offence punishable under secs.420 and certain other
sections of the I.P.C. The petitioner is the wife of one
Vinayakumar who, along with his brothers, are alleged to
have taken deposits from the public and swindled large
amounts of money totalling to more than Rs.2 crores.
2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the
application submitting inter alia that the petitioner’s
husband who was granted anticipatory bail as per order dt.
31.8.2006 in B.A.No.4058/2006 did not comply with the
directions issued by this court.
3 Even though the learned counsel for the petitioner
would controvert the above submission of the Public
Prosecutor, having regard to the facts and circumstances, I
am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail. But, at the
same time, I am inclined to give an opportunity to the
petitioner to be subjected to custodial interrogation as
BA.243,244&245/2007 2
and when a notice to that effect is given by the
Investigating Officer and then to have her application for
regular bail considered by the magistrate concerned.
Accordingly, the petitioner shall be liable to be subjected
to custodial interrogation by the investigating officer for
the purpose of recovery of incriminating materials, if any.
Due notice in that behalf be given to the petitioner.
After the interrogation as aforesaid, the petitioner shall
either be produced or allowed to file an application before
the magistrate concerned for regular bail. As and when
such an application is filed, the same shall be considered
and disposed of preferably on the same day on which such
application is made. It is made clear that this order will
not stand in the way of the matter being settled with the
creditors by entering into any reasonable arrangement, but
not at the instance of the police or within the precincts
of the police station.
(V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE)
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