IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA TUESDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2010 / 1ST ASHADHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 3498 of 2010() -------------------------------------- CRIME NO.180/2010 OF RAJAPURAM POLICE STATION. .......... PETITIONER/ ACCUSED NO.7 ---------------------- LITTO JOSE, AGED 30 YEARS S/O.JOSE, PULUKUZHI, PO RAJAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.JAWAHAR JOSE RESPONDENT(S): STATE ----------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/06/2010, ALONG WITH BA. NO.3536 OF 2010 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: tss K.HEMA, J. ------------------ B.A. Nos. 3498 & 3536 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of June, 2010 O R D E R These Petitions are for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 364(A), 367, 368 and 348 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Petitioners are accused nos. 6 to 9. According to prosecution, petitioners along with other accused on 17.05.2010 at about 4.30 P.M. abducted the brother of the de facto complainant in a car in connection with financial transactions de facto complainant and first accused. They also inflicted injuries on the person, who was abducted and forcibly got executed an agreement purporting to assign his property in favour of first accused and thereafter, de facto complainant was dropped in a public way. 3. Learned counsel for 7th accused submitted that bail was granted to accused nos. 1 to 3, who are main offenders as per order dated 01.06.2010 in B.A. No. 3214/2010 by another bench of this Court. The main allegations are made against accused nos. 1 to 3 . The only allegation against petitioners are that they were members of the gang, who abducted the person. Petitioners have not commit any overt act against the alleged victim. B.A. Nos. 3498 & 3536 of 2010 2 4. This petition is not opposed, since the co-accused are already granted bail by this Court, against whom, there are more serious allegations. 5. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to petitioners on conditions. Hence the following order is passed: Petitioners shall be released on bail on their executing bond for Rs.25,000/- each with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned on the following conditions: i) Petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Wednesday, between 10 A.M. and 1 P.M., until further orders. ii) Petitioners shall not influence or intimidate any witness or tamper with the evidence. iii) In case, petitioners are involved in any similar offence, bail is liable to be cancelled. These petitions are allowed. K. HEMA, JUDGE ln