IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 28TH MAY 2010 / 7TH JYAISHTA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 2325 of 2010() ----------------------------- (CRIME NO. 32/2010 O OONNUKALLU POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT) CMP.979/2010 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, KOTHAMANGALAM .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- RAJAN, S/O.KUTTAPPAN, THEKKANATHU HOUSE, KUTHUPARA BHAGAM, NERIAMANGALAM KARA, NERIAMANGALAM VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.NIREESH MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CIRLCE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOTHAMANGALAM REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. --------------------------------------------------- B.A. No. 2325 of 2010 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this 28th day of May, 2010. ORDER Petition for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 376 of IPC. According to prosecution petitioner allegedly committed rape on the daughter of de facto complainant, aged 9 years, on 18.2.2010. 3. Petitioner was arrested on 26.2.2010 and he is in custody for the past more than 90 days. It submitted by learned counsel for petitioner that alleged victim is residing in Janaseva Sisubhavan at Aluva and is not within the limits of Kothamangalam Police Station where crime is registered. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that taking into consideration the stage of investigation, he has no objection in granting bail, but stringent conditions may be imposed. 4. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to petitioner on conditions. Hence, the following order is passed: Petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing [B.a.No.2325/2010] 2 bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court concerned on the following conditions: (i) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. (ii) Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the police station within which the incident happened except with prior permission of learned Magistrate. Petition is allowed. Sd/- K. HEMA, JUDGE. Krs.