IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 19TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 28TH BHADRA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 7024 of 2011() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.718/2011 OF THALASSERY POLICE STATION, KANNUR .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED : --------------------------- RAJEESH.K., S/O.KUNHIRAMAN, AGED 27 YEARS, SHYNALAYAM, VARAM P.O., KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAMESH CHANDER SMT.K.A.SANJEETHA SRI.ANEESH JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): STATE -------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-31. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAISURYA THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, J. -------------------------- B.A.No.7024 of 2011 --------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of September, 2011 O R D E R Petitioner is the first accused in Crime No.1084 of 2011 of Kannur Town Police Station. (Originally, the crime was registered as Crime No.718 of 2011 of Thalassery Police Station, Kannur District.) 2. The allegation is that the petitioner along with other accused persons robbed Rupees Ten Lakhs from the possession of a person and as such they committed the offence of dacoity punishable under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that A5, who was the main accused, has already been granted bail by this Court as per the order dated 16.9.2011 in B.A.No.7382 of 2011. It is also pointed out that no complaint as such was filed by the person from whose possession the amount was alleged to have been robbed. BA 7024/2011 2 4. Since 12.8.2011, the petitioner has been in judicial custody. Considering the period of detention already undergone by the accused, the accused is granted bail, but with effect from 22.9.2011 on his executing a bond for Rupees One Lakh with two solvent sureties for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned and subject to the following conditions : (i) The petitioner shall report before the investigating officer between 9 AM and 11 A.M. on all Wednesdays until the final report is filed. (ii) Except for the purpose of complying with condition No.(i), the petitioner shall not enter the limits of Kannur Town Police Station until further orders to be passed by the court concerned. (iii) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person who is acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him or her from disclosing any information to the court or to the police or to any other person in authority. BA 7024/2011 3 (iv) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the investigating officer at any time till the filing of the final report. (v) The petitioner shall not establish any contact with any of the witnesses or accused in the case. (vi) The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses or the victims nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. (vii) The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. (viii) The petitioner shall notify to the court his place of residence before executing the bail bond. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. N.K.BALAKRISHNAN JUDGE csl