IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 8TH MARCH 2007 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 1134 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 190/06 OF VARKALA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED. ------------------------------------ ABDUL LAHIM, AGED 64 YEARS, S/O.MUHAMMAD HANEEFA, THEKKEVILA PUTHAN VEEDU, NEAR ASAN MEMORIAL SCHOOL, MEL VETTUR DESAM, VETTUR VILLAGE, CHIRAYINKIL TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU RESPONDENTS: STATE. ------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bail Application NO. 1134 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DATED: 08-03-2007 O R D E R Petitioner who is the 2nd accused in Crime No. 190/'06 of Varkala Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 489 B and 489 C I.P.C. for the alleged detection of 30 counterfeit notes of Rs. 500/- denomination from and out of Rs. 2,00,000/- deposited in the Varkala Branch of the State Bank of Travancore allegedly entrusted by the petitioner, seeks his enlargement on bail. The detection was on 27-3-2006. The petitioner was arrested on 4-1-2007 and ever since then he has been in judicial custody. 2. After examining all the aspects of the case and after considering the length of duration of judicial custody of the petitioner, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner on appropriate conditions safeguarding the interests of the persecution. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the J.F.C.M., Varkala and subject to B.A. No.1134 of 2007 the following conditions: 1. The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the police till the filing of the final report. 3.. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ani. B.A. No.1134 of 2007