IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2008 / 8TH MAGHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 382 of 2008() ---------------------------- CRMP.29/2008 of J.M.F.C.,CHALAKUDY CRIME NO.837/07 OF CHALAKUDY POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER : ACCUSED: ------------------------- RAMESH, S/O.MOHANAN, PANDARIL HOUSE, VELLILAPPARA-13, PARIYARAM, CHALAKUDY. BY ADV. SMT.K.V.BHADRA KUMARI RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.U.NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.382 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of January, 2008 ORDER Application for regular bail. Petitioner faces allegations in a crime registered for offences punishable, inter alia, under Section 307 I.P.C. The alleged incident took place on 28.12.07. The petitioner was arrested on 29.12.07. He continues in custody from that date. 2. The crux of the allegations against the petitioner is that he had assaulted the victim/injured with a chopper resulting in as many as 10 incised injures - 2 of them are very serious ones, on the victim. The learned Public Prosecutor after taking instructions submits that the victim has now been discharged from the hospital. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer on condition that the investigator is given reasonable further time to complete the investigation and appropriate safeguards are insisted in the interests of the law and order situation in the locality, and I am satisfied that the petitioner can now be directed to be released on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. The quarrel between the crew of two basis had allegedly led to the commission of the crime. B.A.No.382 of 2008 2 4. In the result, this application is allowed. The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. i) The petitioner shall not be released on the strength of this order prior to 06.02.2008. The Investigators shall in the meantime make every endeavour to complete the investigation; ii) The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate; iii) 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 3 months from the date of his release and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so; iv) During the said period of 3 months, the petitioner shall not enter the jurisdiction of Chalakkudy Police Station, without the prior permission of the learned Magistrate, except for the purpose of complying with condition No.(ii) above. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-