IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES THURSDAY, THE 12TH OCTOBER 2006 / 20TH ASWINA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6015 of 2006 ----------------------------- CMP.8555/2006 of J.M.F.C.-II,NEDUMANGAD CRIME NO.202/2006 OF VATTIYOORKAVE POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/1ST ACCUSED --------------------------------------- AJAYAKUMAR @ SAJU, S/O.GOPI, KULATHINKARA VEEDU, SURYA NAGAR, MANNAMOOLA WARD, PEROORKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.BLAZE K.JOSE RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, REPRESENTING SUB INSPECTOR, VATTIYOORKAVE POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/10/2006, ALONG WITH BA NO. 6047 OF 2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. -------------- B.A.Nos. 6015/2006 & 6047/2006 ------------------ DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2006 O R D E R The first accused had preferred B.A.No.6015/2006, under Section 439 Cr.P.C, as he is in judicial custody from 27.8.2006, in crime No.202/2006 of Vattiyoorkavu Police Station, for the offence punishable under Section 489B and C read with Section 34 IPC. 2. B.A.No. 6047/2006 is preferred by the petitioners 1 and 2, who are accused Nos. 2 and 3 in the same crime and offence. 3. The prosecution case is that after having received counterfeit currency notes of hundred rupees denomination from accused 5 and 6, the 4th accused entrusted them to the second accused, for using the same as genuine. It was the third accused who introduced the fourth accused to the second accused. The second accused was arrested with 294 counterfeit currency notes of hundred rupees denomination. From the first accused, B.A.Nos. 6015/06 & 6047/06 2 three counterfeit currency notes of the same denomination were seized. Accused Nos. 5 and 6 are till at large. 4. The fourth accused in this crime had approached this Court, through B.A.No.5598/2006 for bail. As per the order dated 5.10.2006, he was granted bail, for he was in judicial custody from 27.8.2006. 5. Now the petitioners are also before this Court, for bail. Considering the submissions made by either side and from the materials that are available on record, I grant bail to the petitioners and release them from jail, subject to the following conditions:- (a). Each petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/-, with two solvent sureties, each for the like sum, to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class-II, Nedumangadu. (b). The petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer, C.B.C.I.D., C.F.S., Thiruvananthapuram, once in a week on every Tuesday, between 10.00 B.A.Nos. 6015/06 & 6047/06 3 a.m and 11.00 a.m., for a period of four months, starting from 17.10.2006, and thereafter, on the first working day of every month, between the same timings, till the completion of the trial and final disposal of the sessions case. (c). The petitioners shall not leave the State of Kerala, till the completion of trial and final disposal of the Sessions case. (d). The petitioners shall not interfere with the investigation, or attempt to influence or threaten the witnesses or cause any hindrance to the smooth conduct of the prosecution case. Both the applications are allowed as above. J.M.JAMES JUDGE mrcs