IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT THURSDAY, THE 10TH JANUARY 2008 / 20TH POUSHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 86 of 2008() --------------------------- CRMP.5473/2007 of J.M.F.C.-III,PALAKKAD CRIME NO.108/07 OF MALAMPUZHA POLICE STATION .................... : PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.5 ---------------------------------------- RAJEEV, S/O NARAYANAN, NANIYAMMA HOUSE, S.N.NAGAR, MALAMPUZHA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.RAGHURAJ SRI.A.V.RAVI SMT.K.AMMINIKUTTY RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.U.NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.86 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of January, 2008 ORDER Application for regular bail. Petitioner is the 5th accused. He faces allegations for offences punishable, inter alia, under Section 307 I.P.C. Political animosity is the alleged motive. The incident took place on 30.10.07. The petitioner was arrested on 26.11.07. Altogether there are 5 accused. The petitioner had allegedly brought the other accused persons to the scene in an autorickshaw and after the incident he had allegedly taken them away from the scene of the crime in the same autorickshaw. No specific overt act in the course of the investigation is alleged against the petitioner, submits the learned Public Prosecutor . 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the prayer for regular bail on condition that appropriate safe guards are insisted and I am satisfied that the petitioner can be granted regular bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. 3. In the result, this application is allowed. The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. B.A.No.86 of 2008 2 i) The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate; ii) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer between 10 a.m and 12 noon on all Mondays and Fridays for a period of three months and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. iii) During the said period of 3 months, the petitioner shall not enter the jurisdiction of Malampuzha Police Station without the prior permission of the learned Magistrate except for the purpose of complying with condition No.(ii) above. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-