IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2010 / 20TH JYAISTHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 3481 of 2010() ----------------------------- (CRIME NO.428/10 OF KOYILANDI POLICE STATION) PETITIONER (S):ACCUSED ------------------------------------- SHERIF.C.H., S/O. M.S.ALI, 'ORMA HOUSE, VIYYUR AMSOM, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.PAVITHRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- STATE OF KERALA, (S.H.O. KOYILANDI POLICE STATION) REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. V. TEK CHAND. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------ B.A. No. 3481 of 2010 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 10th day of June, 2010 O R D E R Petition for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code. According to prosecution, petitioner has abducted a girl aged 22 years on 26.05.2010 at about 10 A.M. with intention to compel her to marry a person against her will and she was taken to Aluva from Koyilandi in a car. 3. Petitioner was arrested on 28.05.2010 and he is in custody since then. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that petitioner and alleged victim were in love with each other and she had voluntarily come with petitioner and she had given a statement to the police to the said effect. 4. On hearing both sides and on going through the statement of the alleged victim recorded by the Sub Inspector of Police, I am satisfied that bail can be granted on conditions. Hence the following order is passed: Petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.10,000/- with two solvent B.A. No. 3481 of 2010 2 sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned on the following conditions: i) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer as and when directed and co-operate with the investigation. ii) Petitioner shall not enter the limits of the police station within which the crime is registered, except for compliance of condition no.1, until further orders. iii) Petitioner shall not influence or intimidate any witness or tamper with the evidence. iv) In case, petitioner is involved in any similar offence, bail is liable to be cancelled. This petition is allowed. K. HEMA, JUDGE ln