IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 10TH MAY 2011 / 20TH VAISAKHA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 3393 of 2011 ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 233/2011 OF NEDUMKANDAM POLICE STATION, IDUKKI DISTRICT .............. PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1-3: --------------------------------- 1. KUNJU, RESIDING AT KALAIMALAYIL, THANKACHANKAVALA, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. CHARLSE, KOCHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, ILLIKKANAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 3. BIBIN, PURUTHEMADATHIL HOUSE, EZHUKUMVAYALIL, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. DR.PAULY MATHEW MURICKEN RESPONDENT/STATE: ------------------------ THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, NEDUMKANDAM POLICE STATION, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SMT.LATHA THANKAPPAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: N.K. BALAKRISHNAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 3393 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 10th day of May,2011 O R D E R Petitioners are the accused Nos. 1 to 3 in Crime No.233/2011 of Nedumkandam Police Station. It was registered under Sections 143, 144, 147, 148, 452, 323, 324, 326, 427 r/w 149 IPC. This application is for pre-arrest bail. 2. Heard. Considering all the aspects the following directions are issued. 3. The petitioners shall surrender before the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Nedumkandam within 10 days from today and will apply for regular bail. The learned Magistrate will dispose of the bail applications in accordance with law. In the meanwhile if the petitioners are arrested they shall be released on bail on their executing a bond for `75,000/-(Rupees seventy five thousand only) each with two solvent sureties for the like sum. If in case the Magistrate has doubt about the genuineness or correctness of the tax receipts produced by the sureties, the learned Magistrate can insist for production of the attested photo copies of the original title deeds of the sureties B.A. No.3393 of 2011 -:2:- and anticipatory bail is granted on the following conditions: i. The accused shall make themselves available for interrogation by the investigating officer and that they should appear before the investigating officer on all Mondays and Fridays between 9.30 AM to 11.30 AM until further orders. ii. The accused shall produce their original passports before the learned Magistrate. If they are not having any valid passport, they should file an affidavit regarding the same before the Magistrate. iii. The accused will also file an affidavit that they will abide by all the conditions as mentioned above and that they will not commit any offence similar to the offence involved in this case and that they shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. iv. The accused and the sureties shall not leave the jurisdiction of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Nedumkandam without the prior permission of the learned Magistrate. 4. The learned Magistrate will also ensure the identity of B.A. No.3393 of 2011 -:3:- the accused and the sureties by insisting production of electoral photo identity cards/Driving licences etc. N.K. BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE ttb