IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN TUESDAY, THE 20TH APRIL 2010 / 30TH CHAITHRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 2338 of 2010(F) ----------------------------- CRIME NO.306/2010 OF NEYYATTINKARA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONERS ------------------------------- 1. GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, ILLAMPLAVILA VEEDU, NADOORKOLLA, AMAKAVILA. 2. RAVEENDRAN NAIR, SECRETARY, NEERAKATHALA SREE BHADRAKALI TEMPLE TRUST, RESIDING AT KARTHIKA, AMARAVILA. 3. VELAYUDHAN NAIR, PRESIDENT, NEERANKATHALA SREE BHADRAKALI TEMPLE TRUST, VAISAKH, NARAYANAPURAM AMARAVILA. BY ADV. SRI.R.T.PRADEEP RESPONDENT: --------------- THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. K.MOHANAN, J. ---------------------------------------- Bail Application No. 2338 of 2010 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of April, 2010. O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioners who are the accused in Crime No.306 of 2010 of Neyyattinkara Police Station for offences punishable under Section 285 I.P.C. and Section 3 of Explosive Substance Act, seek anticipatory bail. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioners and the other circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release the petitioners on bail for a period of one month in the event of their arrest in connection with the above case on each of them executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Bail A.No.2338 Of 2010 -:2:- Thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction to the said officer and subject to the following conditions: 1. Petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. Petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. Petitioners shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall they attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. Petitioners shall not commit any offence while on bail. 5. Petitioners shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail in the meanwhile. 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.K.MOHANAN JUDGE rtr