IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 4TH ASWINA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 5850 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 494/07 IF FIRT KOCHI POLICE STATION MP.4914/2007 of J.M.F.C.-I,KOCHI .................... PETITIONER/6TH ACCUSED --------------------------------------- P.F.GEORGE, S/O.FRANCIS, PALLIPARAMBIL VEEDU, HOUSE NO.1/1230, NJALIPARAMBU DESOM, KITKAT ROAD, FORT KOCHI VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.R.SUDHISH SMT.M.MANJU RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY S.I.OF POLICE, FORT KOCHI POLICE STATION, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. S.U. NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 5850 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 26th day of September, 2007 O R D E R Application for regular bail. The petitioner is the 6th accused. He faces allegations of having committed offences punishable, inter alia, under Section 153A I.P.C. The petitioner was not named in the F.I.R. Three of the accused, who were named in the F.I.R. and who were arrested on 11.8.2007 on the same crime, have come to this court seeking regular bail and this Court by order dt. 18.8.07 had granted regular bail to such petitioners. Facts have been adverted to in detail in that order. This order shall be read in continuation of the said order. The petitioner has subsequently been reported to be one of the several unnamed persons, who were present with the named accused. He was arrested on 17.9.07 and he continues in custody from that date. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied that the petitioner can now be enlarged on bail, subject to appropriate conditions. B.A.No. 5850 of 2007 2 5. In the result: 1) This application is allowed. 2) The petitioners shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. (a) The petitioner 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. (b) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on all Mondays and Fridays for a period of two months and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (R. BASANT) Judge tm