IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2009 / 24TH POUSHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 7725 of 2008 ------------------------------------ CRL.M.C.NO.2161/2008 OF THE SESSIONS COURT,ERNAKULAM CRIME NO.1223/08 OF MUVATTUPUZHA POLICE STDATIOIN ......... PETITIONERS/ A1 TO A3 ----------------------------------- 1. SANDEEP AGED 21, S/O.RAGHAVAN, VATTAKKATTU VEEDU, AMARAMANGALAM KARA, KUTTAMANGALAM. 2. ARUN SUKUMARAN AGED 29,S/O.SUKUMARAN, MANGALASSERY, ELAVANAD KARA, KOTHAMANGALAM VILLAGE. 3. VINOJ AGED 28, S/O.SUKUMARAN MANGALASSERY, ELAVANAD KARA, KOTHAMANGALAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.P.UDAYABHANU RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT ------------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE S.I. OF POLICE, MUVATTUPUZHA (CRIME 1223/08) REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERANKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------- B.A.No.7725 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 14th day of January, 2009 ORDER Petition for bail. 2. Alleged offences are under Sections 302 and 394 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. According to the prosecution the deceased was a taxi driver and his dead body was recovered from Kaliyar river. On investigation it was found that the petitioners have committed murder in furtherance of common intention for the purpose of robbery on 22.9.2008. 3. Petitioners were arrested on 15.10.2008 and they are in custody since then. Charge sheet has not been filed. Therefore, the petitioners are entitled for bail by default, it is conceded. 4. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to the petitioners on stringent conditions. 5. Hence the following order is passed: i) Petitioners shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned. ii) Petitioners shall report before the investigating officer on every Monday and Thursday between 10 AM and 1 P.M. until further orders. B.A.No.7725 of 2008 2 iii) Petitioners shall not influence or intimidate the witnesses or tamper with evidence or commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, the bail is liable to be cancelled. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE vns