IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT FRIDAY, THE 7TH MARCH 2008 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1442 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 62/08 OF VADAKKEKKARA POLICE STATION AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN BA.1182/2008 .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 ---------------------------------------- SOBAN, AGED 25 YEARS, S/O.ANCHALOSE, PADAMATTUMAL HOUSE, CHETTIKKADU KARA, MOOTHAKUNNAM. BY ADV. SRI.MANSOOR.B.H. RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, VADAKKEKKARA POLICE STATION, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. S.U. NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 1442 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of March, 2008 O R D E R Application for regular bail. The petitioner is the first accused. Altogether there are 12 accused persons. They face allegations in a crime alleging commission of the offences punishable, inter alia, under Section 207 r/w. 149 I.P.C. The alleged incident took place on 26.1.2008. The victims allegedly belong to the BJP and the petitioners owe allegiance to CPM. Political animosity is the alleged motive. There are three injured persons. The petitioner, along with the co-accused, was arrested on 28.1.2008. He has six other crimes registered against him. He continues in custody from 28.1.2008. Some of the co- accused have already been granted bail as per order dt. 27.2.2008 in B.A. No. 1182 of 2008. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied that the petitioner can also be granted regular bail on identical terms and conditions as were imposed on the co-accused as per B.A.No. 1442 of 2008 2 order dt. 27.2.2008 in B.A. 1182 of 2008. 3. In the result: 1) This application is allowed. 2) The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. (a) The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to be satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. (b) He shall make himself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer on all Mondays and Fridays between 10 a.m. and 12 noon for a period of three months from the date date of his release and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (c) The petitioner shall not during the said period of three months enter the jurisdiction of Vadakkekkara Police Station without the prior permission of the learned Magistrate, except for the purpose of complying with condition (b) above. (R. BASANT) tm Judge B.A.No. 1442 of 2008 3