IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 18TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 29TH MAGHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 953 of 2008() ---------------------------- CRIME NO.235/2007 OF AMBALAVAYAL POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.3: ------------------------------ RASHEED, S/O.MUHAMMED, AGED 36 YEARS, PUTHANTHODY HOUSE, KADAVATHUVAYAL, VADUVANCHAL, VIKAS COLONY, AMBALAVAYAL, SULTHAN BATHERY TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.A.C.DEVY RESPONDENTS: STATE: ------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J. ---------------------- B.A.No.953 of 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of February 2008 O R D E R Application for regular bail. The petitioner faces allegations under Section 489 C I.P.C. Crime was registered on 15/12/2007. The first accused was found to be in possession of one counterfeit currency note of Rs.500/- denomination, which, it was later found, was obtained by him from the second accused. The second accused asserted that he got it from the third accused. The explanation of the petitioner/third accused is that he found the same lost by the side of a public way. Thinking that it was lost by somebody, he had taken it and handed over it to the second accused. He has no connection with anyone dealing with counterfeit currency notes. The petitioner was arrested on 15/12/2007, crime having been registered on 14/12/2007. Accused 1 and 2 have come to this court and by order dated 15/2/2008 in B.A.No.931/2008, regular bail has been granted to those petitioners. The petitioner herein remains in custody from 15/12/2007. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I B.A.No.953/08 2 am satisfied that regular bail can be granted to the petitioner subject to identical conditions as were imposed on the co- accused by the said order referred above. 3. In the result, this petition is allowed. The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions: i) He shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. ii) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation before the investigating officer between 10 a.m and 12 noon on all Mondays and Fridays, for a period of two months and thereafter as and when directed by the investigating officer in writing to do so. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) jsr B.A.No.953/08 3 B.A.No.953/08 4 R.BASANT, J. CRL.M.CNo. ORDER 21ST DAY OF MAY2007