IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JANUARY 2010 / 23TH POUSHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 96 of 2010() --------------------------- CRIME NO.551 OF 2009 OF THIRUVALLAM POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- CHANDRAJITH, AGED 19 YEARS, S/O.CHANDRA BABU, ARAMKALLIL KIZHAKKEVILA VEEDU, VELLAR WARD, PACHALLOOR DESOM, THIRUVALLAM VILLAGE, FROM MAILAVILA VEEDU, NEAR C.S.I. CHURCH, MUTTAKKADU, VENGANOOR VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU RESPONDENT: STATE -------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.AMJAD ALI THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ B.A. NO. 96 OF 2010 ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 13th day of January, 2010 O R D E R This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.551 of 2009 of Thiruvallam Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram. 2. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 454 and 380 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The prosecution case is that on 16.11.2009, the petitioner snatched the gold chain of a child in the neighbourhood of the petitioner. The petitioner was arrested on 5.12.2009 and he was remanded to judicial custody. 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is aged only 19 years and that he is not involved in any other case of similar nature. B.A. NO. 96 OF 2010 :: 2 :: 5. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, the duration of the judicial custody undergone by the petitioner, the nature of the offence and the present stage of investigation, I am of the view that bail can be granted to the petitioner. 6. The petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties for the like amount to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-II, Neyyattinkara, subject to the following conditions: a) The petitioner shall report before the investigating officer between 9 A.M. and 11 A.M. on all Mondays, till the final report is filed or until further orders; b) The petitioner shall appear before the investigating officer for interrogation as and when required; c) The petitioner shall not try to influence the prosecution witnesses or tamper with the evidence; d) The petitioner shall not commit any offence or indulge in any prejudicial activity while on bail; e) In case of breach of any of the conditions mentioned above, the bail shall be liable to be cancelled. The Bail Application is allowed as above. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/