IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 18TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 29TH MAGHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 906 of 2008() ---------------------------- CRIME NO.178/07 OF EROOR POLICE STATION CRMP.630/2008 of J.M.F.C.-I, PUNALUR .................... PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED: ---------------------------------------- SUNITHA, PUTHUVAL VEEDU, CANAL PURAMPOKKU, NEAR KANNAMPA DEVI TEMPLE, KANNAMPA DESOM, VARKALA. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE VARGHESE(PERUMPALLIKUTTIYIL) SRI.A.R.DILEEP SMT.KAVITHA GANGADHARAN RESPONDENTS: STATE AND COMPLAINANT: ----------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, EROOR POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 906 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 18th day of February, 2008 O R D E R Application for regular bail. The petitioner is the second accused. She faces allegations in a crime registered alleging offences punishable, inter alia, under Sections 457 and 380 I.P.C. The first accused is allegedly one Fazaludeen. Petitioner is the sister of his mother-in-law. The crux of the allegations against the petitioner is that the said Fazaludeen commits the offence of theft and allied offences punishable under Sections 457 and 380 I.P.C. He entrusted the booty to the petitioner. She in an organised manner disposes such thieved articles. As many as seven cases have been registered against the petitioner. Identical allegations are raised in all such crimes. Some of the stolen gold ornaments were recovered from persons to whom they are sold. Some are yet to be traced. Details have been given of a person to whom she had allegedly sold the articles. One more of such person remains to be apprehended. B.A.No. 906 of 2008 2 2. The learned Prosecutor submits that the Investigators need some further time to complete the investigation. The petitioner may not be enlarged on bail straight away as such release would hamper the smooth course of investigation. Appropriate conditions may also be imposed in the interests of a fair, efficient and expeditious investigation. 3. Having considered all the relevant inputs, I am satisfied that the petitioner, who is said to have a 1 ½ months old child born to her was also along with her in custody, can now be directed to be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. 4. In the result: 1) This application is allowed. 2) The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. (a) The petitioner shall not be released from custody on the strength of this order prior to 28.2.2008. The Investigators shall in the meantime make every endeavour to complete the investigation. B.A.No. 906 of 2008 3 (b) She shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to be satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. (c) She shall make herself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer on all Mondays and Fridays between 10 a.m. and 12 noon for a period of three months and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. 4. She shall not leave the Sessions Division of Trivandrum until further orders, without the prior permission of the learned Magistrate. (R. BASANT) Judge tm