IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 29TH APRIL 2008 / 9TH VAISAKHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 2702 of 2008() ------------------------------------------- (CRIME NO.142/03 OF THE THODUPUZHA POLICE STATION) PETITIONER/ 8TH ACCUSED: --------------------------------------------- MUJEEB M.K. AGED 31 YEARS, MUNDACKAL, MANGATTU JUNCTION, THODUPUZHA EAST, IDUKKI. BY ADV. SRI.RENJITH B.MARAR SRI.L.RAJESH NARAYAN RESPONDENT: ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THODUPUZHA POLICE STATION, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.2702 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of April, 2008 ORDER Application for anticipatory bail. Petitioner is the 8th accused. He along with co-accused faces allegations in a crime registered alleging offences punishable, inter alia, under Section 353 r/w 149 and Section 3 of the P.D.P.P Act. Application of co- accused identically situated for anticipatory bail was allowed as per order dated 07.03.08 in B.A.No.1085 of 2008. I have adverted to facts in detail in the said order. This order must be read in continuation of the said order. I am hence not adverting to facts in any greater detail in this order. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied that the petitioners herein can also be granted anticipatory bail subject to identical conditions as were imposed on the co-accused as per the said order dated 07.03.08. 3. In the result, this Bail Application is, allowed. The following directions are issued under Section 438 Cr.P.C. i) The petitioner shall appear before the learned Magistrate at 11 a.m on 06.05.2008. He shall be enlarged on B.A.No.2702 of 2008 2 regular bail on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty five 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 1 p.m on 07.05.2008 and 08.05.2008. During this period, the Investigating Officer shall be at liberty to interrogate the petitioner in custody and take all necessary steps for the proper conduct of the investigation. Thereafter 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 one month and subsequently as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so; iii) If the petitioner does not appear before the learned Magistrate as directed in clause (i), directions issued above shall thereafter stand revoked and the police shall be at liberty to arrest the petitioner and deal with him in accordance with law as if those directions were not issued at all; iv) If the petitioner were arrested prior to his surrender on 06.05.08 as directed in clause (1) above, he shall be released from custody on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty five thousand only) without any sureties undertaking to appear before the learned Magistrate on 06.05.08. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/- B.A.No.2702 of 2008 3