IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST FEBRUARY 2007 / 2ND PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 1000 of 2007() ----------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN CMP.503 & 504/2007 IN CMP.505/2007 of J.M.F.C., KAYAMKULAM .................... (CRIME NO.679 OF 2006 OF KAYAMKULAM POLICE STATION) --------------------- PETITIONER/5TH ACCUSED: --------------------------------------- MUJEEB, (A5), S/O.RAJAN, VALAKKAKATHU (ZAKEENA MANZIL) WEST OF M.S.M. HIGH SCHOOL, KAYAMKULAM MURI, KAYAMKULAM VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.K.R.SUNIL RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE ASST. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. 2. S.I. OF POLICE, KAYAMKULAM POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/02/2007, ALONG WITH B.A.Nos.1016 AND 1018 OF 2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- B.A. Nos. 1000/07, 1016/07 & 1018/07 ----------------------------- Dated this 21st day of February, 2007 O R D E R The common petitioner in all these applications for regular bail is the fifth accused in crime No.679/2006 of Kayamkulam Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 452, 324, 427 and 506(i) IPC read with Section 149 IPC. He is the first accused in crime No.720/2006 of the said police station for an offence punishable under Section 394 IPC read with Section 34 IPC and the second accused in crime No.728/2006 of the very same police station for offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 323 and 324 IPC read with Section 149 IPC and Sections 5(1)(a) and 27(1) of the Arms Act, 1959. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the applications submitting inter alia that the petitioner is an accused in several cases. 3. Since he is in judicial custody from 28.12.2006 and the investigation in this case is virtually over, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail, but on appropriate conditions safeguarding the interest of the prosecution. 4. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be B.A.1000/07, 1016/07 & 1018/07 2 released on bail, on his executing a bond for Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two solvent sureties in each of the cases to the satisfaction of J.F.C.M., Kayamkulam, and subject to the following conditions:- (a). The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. (b). The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the police till the filing of the final report. (c). The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. (d). The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 5. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. The applications are allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE mrcs