IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 10TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 21ST MAGHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 1020 of 2011() ----------------------------- CMP.714/2011 of J.M.F.C.-II,NEYYATTINKARA CRIME NO. 261/2010 of VIZHINJAM POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1:- ----------------------------------- 1. THANKACHAN, S/O.SREEDHARAN, PANANINNA VEEDU, NEAR CHOVARA TEMPLE, KOTTUKAL DESOM, KOTTUKAL VILLAGE, NEYYATTINKARA. 2. SIVARAJAN, S/O.DIVAKARAN, PULINKUDY RAJ BHAVAN, KOTTUKAL DESOM, KOTTUKAL VILLAGE, NEYYATTINKARA. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:- ---------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, (CRIME NO.261/2010 OF VIZHINJAM POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM). ADV. SRI. V. MANU, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 1020 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 10th day of February, 2011. O R D E R In this Petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C., the petitioners, who are accused Nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.261 of 2010 of Vizhinjam Police Station for an offence punishable under Section 420 I.P.C r/w Section 3(iv)(v) & (x) of SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989, seek their enlargement on bail. The petitioners were arrested on 03.02.2011. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the offences, the duration of judicial custody undergone by the petitioners, the present stage of investigation of the case and the other circumstances of the case etc., I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the petitioners are directed to be released on bail w.e.f 25.02.2011 on their executing a bond for `15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned and subject to the following conditions: B.A. No. 1020/2011 : 2: 1. The petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioners shall not enter the limits of Neyyattinkara and Vizhinjam Police Station until further orders to be passed by the concerned court except for the purpose of complying with condition No.1. 3. The petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation as and when required by the police at any time till the filing of the final report. 4. The petitioners shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall they attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 5. The petitioners shall not commit any offence while on bail. 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. rv