IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1224 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.535/07 OF BEKAL POLICE STATION : PETITIONER/5TH ACCUSED: ---------------------------------------- MUHAMMED KUNHI MUKKUNNOTH, AGED 36 YEARS, S/O. MOIDEENKUTTY, MUKKUNNOTH HOUSE, BARA P.O. BY ADV. SRI.IMTHYAZ AHAMMED M.S. RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA (SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, BAKEL POLICE STATION, CR.NO.535/2007 OF BAKEL POLICE STATION), REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.GIKKU JACOB THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.1224 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of February, 2008 ORDER Application for regular bail. Petitioner is accused No.5 in a crime registered alleging offences punishable, inter alia, under Section 308 I.P.C. Some of the co-accused in the said crime had come before this Court and they were granted regular bail as per order dated 15.01.08 in B.A.No.610 of 2008. The petitioner herein had surrendered before the learned Magistrate on 14.02.08. His application for regular bail was dismissed by the learned Magistrate on that date. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays that the petitioner may also be granted bail subject to identical conditions as were imposed on the co-accused. 3. The learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said request and I am satisfied that the petitioner can be granted regular bail subject to identical conditions as were imposed on the co-accused. 4. In the result, this bail application is allowed. The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. B.A.No.1224 of 2008 2 i) The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate; ii) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer between 10 a.m and 12 noon on all Mondays for a period of two months and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so; iii) During the said period of 2 months, the petitioner shall not, without the prior permission from the learned Magistrate, enter the jurisdiction of Bekal Police station except for the purpose of complying with condition No.(ii) above. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-