IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2008 / 6TH CHAITHRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 1931 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 24/08 OF KOTTAPPADI POLICE STATION CMP.614/2008 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, KOTHAMANGALAM .................... PETITIONERS ----------------- 1. VELAYUDHAN, AGED 47 YEARS, S/O.NARAYANAN, AMBADAN VEETTIL, EENGALI BHAGOM, VENGOOR KARA, VENGOOR VILLAGE. 2. MURALEEDHARAN, AGED 38 YEARS S/O. KURUMBAN, PALLIMALI VEETTIL, EENGALI BHAGOM,VENGOOR KARA, VENGOOR VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.RAMAN KARTHA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. 2. SUB INSEPCTOR OF POLICE, KOTTAPPADI POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 1931 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 26th day of March, 2008 O R D E R Application for regular bail. The petitioners are accused 3 and 4. Altogether there are four accused persons. The allegation is that a quarry was being operated without the requisite licence under the Explosive Substances Act. On receipt of information the police party reached the scene. Explosive substances were found. The petitioners, who are only employees, were keeping in possession of explosive substances for unauthorisedly operating the quarry. They were arrested and they continue in custody from 16.3.2008. The other accused have not been arrested yet. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners prays, the learned Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied that the petitioners can now be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. 3. In the result: 1) This application is allowed. B.A.No. 1931 of 2008 2 2) The petitioners shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. (a) The petitioners shall execute bonds for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) each with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to be satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. (b) The petitioners shall make themselves 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 thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (R. BASANT) Judge tm