IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2008 / 4TH CHAITHRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 1804 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.361/2008 of MUNI-MAGI.COURT,PONNANI CRIME NO.28/08 OF PERUMPADAPPU POLICE STATION .................... : PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.5; ------------------------------------------ ISHAK, AGED 23 YEARS, S/O.MARAKKAR, PUTHUPUNNOKKARAN HOUSE, AJMEER NAGAR, PUTHIYIRUTH, PALAPPETTY, PONNANI. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE JOSEPH PULIMOOTTIL RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT; ------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESNTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.U.NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.1804 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of March, 2008 ORDER Application for regular bail. Petitioner is the 5th accused. Altogether there are 6 accused persons. The petitioner along with co-accused faces allegations in a crime registered for offences punishable, inter alia, under Sections 308 and 394 r/w 149 I.P.C. The defacto complainant, an influential political functionary, along with some others were allegedly travelling in a car on 8.2.08. While they were proceeding along a highway, it is alleged that their car alone was stopped by the accused and money was demanded. They refused to pay. They were dragged out of the car and were attacked. Amounts and articles were allegedly taken away by force. The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. He was arrested on 28.02.08. He continues in custody from that date. 2. The co-accused, ie. the 6th accused, who was arrested along with the petitioner has already been released on bail as per order dated 12.03.08 in B.A.No.1529 of 2008. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I B.A.No.1804 of 2008 2 am satisfied that for the same reasons which are given in the said order, the petitioner herein can also be enlarged on bail subject to identical conditions. I have adverted to facts in detail in the said order. Hence I am not adverting to facts in any greater detail in this order. This order must be read in continuation of the said order. 4. In the result, this application is allowed. The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. i) The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate; ii) 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) rtr/-