IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 4TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 6873 of 2009() ------------------------------------ CRIME NO. 1503/2008 OF THODUPUZHA POLICE STATION .............................. PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED: ------------------------------------------ P.N.VASU, S/O. NARAYANAN, AGED 50 YEARS, PINAKKAL HOUSE, MUNDANMUDIBHAGOM, VANNAPPURAM VILLAGE, THODUPUZHA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.S. RAJEEV RESPONDENT/STATE: ------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. (CRIME NO.1503 OF 2008 OF THODUPUZHA POLICE STATION) BY SRI. V. TEKCHAND PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T. SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A. No. 6873 of 2009 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 25th day of November, 2009 O R D E R This is an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is accused No.2 in Crime No.1503/2008 of Thodupuzha Police Station, Idukki District. 2. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 406, 420, 464, 468 and 120-B read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. It is submitted that accused No.1 was granted Anticipatory Bail by this Court, as per the order dated 18.09.2009 in Bail Application No.4603/2009. The position of the petitioner is also the same. 4. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the offence and other circumstances, I am of the view that anticipatory bail can be granted to the petitioner. There will be a direction that in the event of the arrest of the petitioner, the officer in charge of the police station shall release B.A. No. 6873 of 2009 2 him on bail on his executing bond for Rs. 15,000/- with two solvent sureties for the like amount to the satisfaction of the officer concerned, subject to the following conditions: A) The petitioner shall report before the investigating officer between 9 A.M and 11 A.M. on every Monday for one Month, 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 to the extent indicated above. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE ln