IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1011 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.595/07 OF VIZHINJAM POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER : 1ST ACCUSED --------------------------- AJITH.R.S. , S/O.A.K.RAMAN AYODHYA, KUZHIYAM VILA, CHAVADI NADA, VENGANOOR P.O., TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHAN V.NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED B Y THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VIZHINJAM POLICE STATION VIZHINJAM TRIVANDRUM REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.1011 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of February, 2008 ORDER Application for regular bail. Petitioner is the 1st accused. Altogether there are 2 accused persons. The alleged incident took place on 28.11.07. The victim had suffered a stab injury with a knife. F.I.R was registered only on 01.12.07. The petitioner was arrested on 16.01.08. He continues in custody from that date. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays that the petitioner, who has remained in custody from 16.01.08, may now be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. 3. The learned Public Prosecutor, after taking instructions, submits that the victim, who had suffered serious injury-a stab, has now been discharged from the hospital. The State has no objection against grant of bail to the petitioner now subject of course to appropriate conditions which shall ensure the interests of a fair, efficient and expeditious investigation and shall safeguard the interests of law and order in the locality. 4. I am satisfied that the petitioner can now be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. B.A.No.1011 of 2008 2 5. In the result, this application is allowed. The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. i) The petitioner 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; iii) Except for the purpose of complying with condition No. (ii) above, the petitioner shall not enter the limits of Vizhinjam Police Station during the said period of 2 months. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-