IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2007 / 14TH AGRAHAYANA,1928 Bail Appl..No. 7773 of 2006() ----------------------------- Crime No.1098/06 of Karunagappally Police Station : PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 TO 4. -------------------------------------------- 1. V.SADASIVAN @ S.S.THAZAVA, AGED 53 YEARS S/O. VELUTHAKUNJU, SHOBA SADANAM VEETIL, THEKKUM MURI KIZHAKKUM MURI, THAZAVA VILLAGE. 2. K.G.SIVANANDAN, AGED 53, S/O. GOPALAN, PULATHARAYIL VEETTIL, KOZHIKODE MAKUM MURI, AYANIVELIKKULANGARA VILLAGE. 3. T.S.JAYAKUMAR, AGED 36, S/O. THANKAPPAN, MINI SADANAM VEETTIL, PULIYUR VANCHI THEKKUM MURI, THODIYOOR VILLAGE. 4. C.SANTHOSH, AGED 29, S/O. CHELLAPAN, RAMANI BHAVANAM VEETIL, PADAYANAYARKULANGARA VADAKKUM MURI, KARUNGAPPALLY VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.BIJU M.JOHN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KARUNAGAPPALLY POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bail Application NO.7773 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of January, 2006. O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioners who are accused Nos. 1 to 4 in Crime No.1098 of 2006 of Karunagappally Police Station for offences punishable under Secs. 143, 147, 148 and 323 read with Sec. 149 I.P.C., seek anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioners and the other circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release the petitioners on bail for a period of one month in the event of their arrest in connection with the above case on each of them executing a bond for Rs. 10,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction to the said officer and subject to the following conditions: 1. Petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. BA 7773/06 -: 2 :- 2. Petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. Petitioners shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall they attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. Petitioners shall not commit any offence while on bail. 5. Petitioners shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail in the meanwhile. If the petitioners commit breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to them shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ess 4/1 BA 7773/06 -: 3 :-