IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT THURSDAY, THE 27TH MARCH 2008 / 7TH CHAITHRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 1911 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.858/2008 of J.M.F.C.-I, CHENGANNUR CRIME NO.23/08 OF VENMONEY POLICE STATION .................... : PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- 1. P.K.SANTHOSH, S/O.KUTTY, PATHIRETHU PARAMBIL VEEDU, WEST-SOUTH SIDE OF CATHOLICA CHURCH, VENMONEY PADINJATTUM MURI, VENMONEY VILLAGE. 2. AJEESH KUMAR, S/O.THANKAPPAN, AARUTHENGIL VEEDU, NEAR CATHOLICA CHURCH, VENMONEY, PADINJATTUM MURI, VENMONEY VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH MURALI RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.1911 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of March, 2008 ORDER Application for regular bail. Petitioners are accused 8 and 7 respectively in a crime registered alleging offences punishable, inter alia, under Sections 452 and 307 I.P.C. Political animosity is the alleged motive. The petitioners are allegedly activists of the C.P.M. The alleged incident took place on 13.02.08. 5 accused persons were named. The petitioners were brought on the array of accused later. They were arrested and continue in custody from 27.02.08. Some of the co-accused have already been granted regular bail as per order dated 11.03.08 in B.A.No.1540 of 2008. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied that the petitioners, who remain in custody from 27.02.08, can now be enlarged on bail on identical conditions as were imposed on the co-accused. 3. In the result, this application is allowed. The petitioners shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. B.A.No.1911 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/-