IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 9TH JANUARY 2007 / 19TH PAUSHA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 56 of 2007() --------------------------- CRIME NO.208/06 OF MANIMALA POLICE STATION. : PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 TO 5 -------------------------------------------- 1. K.N.NARAYANAN, S/O.NARAYANA PANICKER, AGED 72 YEARS, KUMBUCKAL HOUSE, CHERUVALLY PO, MANIMALA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 2. RADHA DEVI, W/O.NARAYANAN, AGED 57 YEARS, KUMBUCKAL HOUSE, CHERUVALLY P.O., MANIMALA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 3. SHEELA SYAM, W/O.SYAM, AGED 38 YEARS, SISIRAM, KANGAZHA, PATHANADU, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 4. SHYNI RAGHUKUMAR, W/O.RAGHUKUMAR, AGED 36 YEARS, CHEPATTUPARAMBIL, KUZHIMATTAM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 5. K.N.JOSHY, S/O.K.N.NARAYANAN, AGED 35 YEARS, KUMBUCKAL HOUSE, CHERUVALLY P.O., MANIMALA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.T.RAVIKUMAR RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT ------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BAIL APPLICATION NO. 56 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - ----------------------- - - - - - - DATED THIS THE 9th DAY OF JANUARY, 2007 O R D E R Petitioners who are accused Nos.1, 2, 4 , 5 and 3 respectively in Crime No.208/06 of Manimala Police Station for offences punishable under sections 143, 147, 148, 447, 427, 506(ii) and 452 read with section 149 IPC, seek anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioners and the other circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release petitioners on bail for a period of one month in the event of their arrest in connection with the above case on each of them executing a bond for Rs.10,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the said officer and subject to the following conditions: 1. Accused 1 and 3 (petitioners 1 and 5) shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. B.A.NO.56/07 Page numbers 2. Petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. Petitioners shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall they attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. Petitioners shall not commit any offence while on bail. 5. Petitioners shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail in the meanwhile. If the petitioners commit breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to them shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR,JUDGE. dsn