IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 28TH DECEMBER 2010 / 7TH POUSHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 8488 of 2010() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.71/2010 OF SHOLAYUR POLICE STATION AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN BA.7675/2010 .................... APPLICANTS/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- 1. K.R. RAJU, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O. RATHNAVELU PILLA, SONU NIVAS, KOTTATHARA VILLAGE. 2. MUTHUMANI AGED 39 YEARS, W/O. RAJU, SONU NIVAS, KOTTATHARA VILLAGE. 3. M. RAJESH, AGED 26 YEARS, S/O. MOHAN, KARUPPA KOUNDER, DHARMARAJA KOVIL STREET, TOWN HALL, COIMBATORE. 4. PARTHIPAN, AGED 27 YEARS, S/O. JAGANATHAN, KARUPPA KOUNDER VEETHI, DHARMARAJA KOVIL STREET, TOWN HALL, COIMBATORE. 5. SUDASI, AGED 26 YEARS, S/O. PANCHU, PEDIYA(PO), METHALIPUR DISTRICT, DASPUR POLICE STATION, NOW RESIDING AT" KARUPPA KOUNDER, VEETHI DHARMARAJA KOVIL STREET, TOWN HALL, COIMBATORE. 6. MURALI, AGED 27 YEARS, S/O. NADARAJ, KARUPPA KOUNDER, VEETHI DHARMARAJA KOVIL STREET, TOWN HALL, COIMBATORE. 7. PRAKASH, AGED 22 YEARS, S/O. KUMARESAN, KEMBATTI COLONY, KARUPPA KOUNDER, VEETHI DHARMARAJA KOVIL STREET, TOWN HALL, COIMBATORE-05. 8. RAMU, AGED 22 YEARS, S/O. SELVARAJ, KARUPPA KOUNDER, VEETHI DHARMARAJA KOVIL STREET, TOWN HALL, COIMBATORE. Bail Appl..No. 8488 of 2010 9. RAJA, AGED 20 YEARS, S/O. RAJENDRAN, KEMBATTI COLONY, KARUPPA KOUNDER, VEETHI DHARMARAJA KOVIL STREET, TOWN HALL, COIMBATORE-05. BY ADV. SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.M.REVIKRISHNAN SRI.UNNI SEBASTIAN KAPPEN RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTING THE S.I. OF POLICE SHOLAYUR POLICE STATION. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.8488 of 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of December, 2010 ORDER In this Petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C., the petitioners, who are accused Nos.1 to 9 in Crime No.71 of 2010 of Sholayur Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 347, 323, 308, 420 & 379 read with Section 149 I.P.C., seek their enlargement on bail. The petitioners were arrested on 17/11/2010. 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 with effect from 04/01/2011 on each of them 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:- Bail Appln.No.8488/2010 : 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 make themselves available for interrogation as and when required by the police at any time till the filing of the final report. 3. The petitioners shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall they attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. 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 skj