IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 27TH MAGHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 8476 of 2010() ------------------------------------------ (CRIME NO.587/10 OF PARIPPALLY POLICE STATION,KOLLAM DISTRICT) ... PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.3: ------------------------------------------- RADHAKRISHNAN.P.,S/O.PRABHAKARAN PILLAI, 42 YEARS, ADVOCATE, T.C.XXXVI/399(2), PALKULANGARA, PETTAH (P.O), TRIVANDRUM-24. BY ADVS. SRI.GRASHIOUS KURIAKOSE, SRI.GEORGE MATHEW. RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT: ---------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PARIPPALLY POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V.RAMKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.8476 of 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of February, 2011 ORDER In this petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is accused No.3 in Crime No.587 of 2010 of Parippally Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 465, 468, 471, 120B, 511 of I.P.C. and Section 10(3)(b) read with Section 12 (b) of Indian Passport Act, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. After evaluating the factors and parameters which are to be taken into consideration in the light of paragraph 122 of the verdict dated 2-12-2010 of the Apex Court in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra and Others (2010 (4) KLT 930), I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release the petitioner Bail Appln.No.8476/2010 : 2 : on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with the above case on his executing a bond for `25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the said officer and subject to the following conditions:- 1) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the investigating officer. 2) The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 3) The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 4) The bail granted pursuant to this order shall be in force till the end of the trial of the case unless and until it is cancelled by this Court in accordance with paragraph 103 of the verdict in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre's case (supra). Bail Appln.No.8476/2010 : 3 : 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. Dated this the 16th day of February, 2011. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj