IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD FEBRUARY 2011 / 4TH PHALGUNA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 761 of 2011(E) ---------------------------------------- [CRIME NO.1488/2010 OF PATHANAPURAM POLICE STATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT] ............. PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2: ------------------------------------------ ASHRAF, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.MALAKKAR RAWTHER, ANAZ MANZIL, KARAMOODU, MANJANNUR MURI, PATHANAPURAM VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.NOBLE MATHEW. RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: -------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C.S. HRITHWIK. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B. A. No.761 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of February, 2011. O R D E R In this Petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C., the petitioner, who is accused No.2 in Crime No.1488 of 2010 of Pathanapuram Police Station for an offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, seeks his enlargement on bail. The petitioner surrendered on 13.01.2011 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the offences, the duration of judicial custody undergone by the petitioner, the present stage of investigation of the case and the other circumstances of the case etc., I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail w.e.f 07.03.2011 on his executing a bond for `2,00,000/- (Rupees two lakhs only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned and subject to the following conditions: B.A. No. 761/2011 : 2: 1. The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the police at any time till the filing of the final report. 3. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. Rv //True Copy// P.A to Judge.