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. 956 of 2007() ---------------------------- CMP.314/2007 of J.M.F.C.,ADIMALI .................... : PETITIONER/ACCUSED ------------------------------------ STEPHEN @ APPACHAN, S/O. MATHEW, CHEMMARAPPILLIL VEEDU, MANKULAM KARA, MANKULAM VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU CHERUKARA RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT/RESPONDENT ------------------------------------ 1. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ADIMALY. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BAIL APPLICATION NO.956 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - ----------------------- - - - - - - DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner who is the 4th accused in Crime No.36/05 of Vellathooval Police Station for offences punishable under sections 120 (b), 364, 343 and 379 read with section 34 IPC, seeks his enlargement on bail. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. The case of the prosecution is that between 11.2.2005 and 13.2.2005, eight accused persons including the petitioner pursuant to the criminal conspiracy hatched by them abducted the de facto complainant and wrongfully confined him and robbed him of his gold chain weighing 1.5 sovereigns, his mobile phone and cash worth Rs.500/-.The petitioner was arrested on 2.2.2007 and remanded to judicial custody, where he continues. 3. Having regard to the nature of the offences, the duration of judicial custody of the petitioner and the other circumstances of the case etc., I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner with effect from 28.2.2007. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail with effect from 28.2.2007 on his executing a bond for Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the J.F.C.M., Adimaly and subject to the following conditions: B.A.NO.956/07 Page numbers 1. The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the Police, till the filing of the final report. 3. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. dsn