IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH JANUARY 2007 / 20TH PAUSHA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 71 of 2007() --------------------------- Crime No.653/06 of Ottapalam police Station : PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------ JOSHY, AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.ACHUTHAN VYDYAR, CHOTTATHODY, KOTHAYUR, VANIYAMKULAM P.O., OTTAPALAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PEEYUS A.KOTTAM RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, OTTAPALAM POLICE STATION, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKUALM. (INVESTIGATING OFFICER IN CRIME NO.653/06 OF OTTAPALAM POLICE STATION.) BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.Ramkumar, J. ======================== B.A.No. 71 of 2007 ======================== Dated this the 10th day of January, 2007. ORDER Petitioner, who is the accused in Crime No.653 of 2006 of Ottapalam Police Station for an offence punishable under Sections 52A and 68A of the Copy Right Act, 1957 in respect of three alleged pirated cassettes seized on 9.12.2006, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Even though the learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application, in view of the orders passed in similar applications, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner 3. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release the petitioner on bail for a period of one month in the event of his arrest in connection with the above case on his executing a bond for Rs. 10,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction to the said officer and subject to the following conditions: 1. The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioner shall make himself available for Bail A.No.71/07 -:2:- interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 5. The petitioner shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail in the meanwhile. 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. V.Ramkumar, Judge. ess 10/1