IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 10TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 19TH KARTHIKA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 9135 of 2011() ----------------------------- CMP.2621/2011 of C.J.M.,TRIVANDRUM Crime No.800 of 2011 of Museum Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram District .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- M.R.RAVEENDRAN NAIR, S/O.P.K.RAMAN NAIR, RESIDING AT KEERTHANAM HOUSE, KALLEKULANGARA, NEAR OLAVAKKODE RAILWAY STATION (FROM: SNEHATHEERAM' CHITTOOR ROAD, KOZHUMBU VILLAGE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT). BY ADV. SRI.D.KISHORE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, SANGHUMUGHAM SUB DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY. BY P.P.SRI.C.RASHEED THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------------- B.A.No. 9135 OF 2011 --------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of November , 2011 ORDER This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is accused No.3 in Crime No.800 of 2011 of Museum Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram District. 2.The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 120-B, 419, 511, 420, 468, 469 and 201 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 66A(b) and 66D of the Information Technology Act. 3.The petitioner was arrested on 26.9.2011. 4. The allegation is that the accused conspired together and forged a secret video clipping recorded after meeting the Hon'ble Minister for Electricity to make it appear that the B.A.No. 9135 OF 2011 2 Minister demanded commission for granting permission for supply of certain materials for the Kerala State Electricity Board. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that going by the allegations, the petitioner has only forwarded the video clipping to the defacto complainant, and it is not alleged that the petitioner was responsible or he was aware of the forgery of the video clipping. 6. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 7.Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, the duration of the judicial custody undergone by the petitioner, the nature of the offence and the present stage of investigation, I am of the view that bail can be granted to the petitioner. 8.The petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing bond for `25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five thousand B.A.No. 9135 OF 2011 3 only) with two solvent sureties for the like amount to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram, subject to the following conditions: A) The petitioner shall surrender his Passport before the Court concerned. If the Passport is already seized by the police or if the petitioner does not have a Passport, an affidavit sworn to by the petitioner to that effect shall be filed before the learned Magistrate; B) The petitioner shall report before the investigating officer between 9 A.M and 11 A.M on all Mondays and Thursdays for a period of one month and thereafter on all Mondays, till the final report is filed or until further orders. C) The petitioner shall appear before the investigating officer for interrogation as and when required; D) The petitioner shall not try to influence the prosecution witnesses or tamper with the evidence. E) The petitioner shall not commit any offence or indulge in any prejudicial activity while on bail. F) The petitioner shall cooperate with the investigating officer in the matter of investigation. G) In case of breach of any of the conditions mentioned above, the bail shall be liable to be cancelled. B.A.No. 9135 OF 2011 4 The Bail Application is allowed as above. K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE cms