IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT FRIDAY, THE 4TH APRIL 2008 / 15TH CHAITHRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 2080 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.910/2008 of J.M.F.C.-I, CHENGANNUR CRIME NO.23/08 OF VENMONEY POLICE STATION .................... : PETITIONERS/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------- 1. SHAJI, AGED 39, S/O.DANIEL, NEDUVILAYIL VEEDU, WEST SIDE OF MILMA SOCIETY, VENMONEY PANCHAYAT WARD-12, VENMONEY PADINJATTUMMURI, VENMONEY VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR. 2. MICLE JOHN, AGED 37, S/O JOHN, PATHIRETHU PARAMBIL VEEDU, EAST SIDE OF IYKEKUTTY GROUND, VENMONEY PANCHAYAT, WARD-12, VENMONEY PADINJATTUMMURI, VENMONEY VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR. BY ADV. SMT.SIMLA PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENTS: STATE AND COMPLAINANT: ----------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VENMONEY POLICE STATION, CHENGANNUR. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.U.NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.2080 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of April, 2008 ORDER Application for regular bail. Petitioners are accused 3 and 4 (not accused 11 and 12 as stated in the petition, submits the learned Public Prosecutor) in a crime registered alleging offences punishable, inter alia, under Sections 452 and 307 I.P.C. Political animosity is the alleged motive. Petitioners are allegedly the activists of C.P.M. The alleged incident took place on 13.02.08. Some of the co-accused were granted regular bail as per order dated 11.03.08 and 27.03.08 in B.A.No.1540 of 2008 and B.A.No.1911 of 2008 respectively. The petitioners were arrested on 02.03.08. They continue in custody from that date. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied that the petitioners herein can also be released on bail subject to identical conditions as were imposed on the co- accused in the orders referred above. 3. In the result, this application is allowed. The petitioners shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. B.A.No.2080 of 2008 2 i) The petitioners shall execute bonds for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) each with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate; ii) The petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer between 10 a.m and 12 noon on all Mondays and Fridays for a period of two months and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so; iii) The petitioners shall not, during the said period of two months, enter the jurisdiction of Venmoney Police Station without the prior permission of the learned Magistrate except for the purpose of complying condition (ii) above. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-