{"id":132735,"date":"2009-10-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-18T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gopi-b-vs-state-of-kerala-on-19-october-2009"},"modified":"2016-12-01T08:25:59","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T02:55:59","slug":"gopi-b-vs-state-of-kerala-on-19-october-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gopi-b-vs-state-of-kerala-on-19-october-2009","title":{"rendered":"Gopi B vs State Of Kerala on 19 October, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Gopi B vs State Of Kerala on 19 October, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nBail Appl..No. 5620 of 2009()\n\n\n1. GOPI B, AGED 40 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. KAVU, AGED 65,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.ALEXANDER GEORGE\n\n                For Respondent  :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN\n\n Dated :19\/10\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                        K.T.SANKARAN, J.\n                  ---------------------------------------------\n                         B.A.No.5620 of 2009\n                  ---------------------------------------------\n             Dated this the 19th day of October, 2009\n\n\n\n                               ORDER\n<\/pre>\n<p>      This is an application for anticipatory bail under Section<\/p>\n<p>438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.                     The petitioners are<\/p>\n<p>accused Nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.571 of 2009 of Piravom Police<\/p>\n<p>Station.\n<\/p>\n<p>      2.   The offence alleged against the petitioners is under<\/p>\n<p>Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.<\/p>\n<p>      3.   Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the<\/p>\n<p>learned Public Prosecutor.\n<\/p>\n<p>      4.   Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the<\/p>\n<p>case, the nature of the offence and other circumstances, I am of<\/p>\n<p>the view that anticipatory bail can be granted to the petitioners.<\/p>\n<p>      There will be a direction that in the event of the arrest of<\/p>\n<p>the petitioners, the officer in charge of the police station shall<\/p>\n<p>release them on bail on their executing bond for Rs.15,000\/-<\/p>\n<p>each with two solvent sureties for the like amount to the<\/p>\n<p>satisfaction of the officer concerned, subject to the following<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">BA No.5620\/2009                   2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>conditions:\n<\/p>\n<p>a)   The petitioners shall appear before the investigating officer<br \/>\n     for interrogation as and when required;<\/p>\n<p>b)   The petitioners shall not try to influence the prosecution<br \/>\n     witnesses or tamper with the evidence;<\/p>\n<p>c)   The petitioners shall not commit any offence or indulge in<br \/>\n     any prejudicial activity while on bail;<\/p>\n<p>d)   In case of breach of any of the conditions mentioned above,<br \/>\n     the bail shall be liable to be cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>     The Bail Application is allowed to the extent indicated<\/p>\n<p>above.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                              K.T.SANKARAN,<br \/>\n                                                  JUDGE<br \/>\ncsl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Gopi B vs State Of Kerala on 19 October, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Bail Appl..No. 5620 of 2009() 1. GOPI B, AGED 40 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner 2. KAVU, AGED 65, Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS &#8230; Respondent 2. 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