IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 18TH JUNE 2010 / 28TH JYAISTHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 3683 of 2010() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.321/1996 OF KILIMANNOOR POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM S.C.NO.901/2001 LPR NO.17/2009 OF ASSISTANT SESSIONS JUDGE, ATTINGAL. .................... (S): PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- SASIKUMAR @ APPU, S/O.NATARAJAN, RAJ BHAVAN, ARAMPALAM, ANAKKUDI MURI, VAMANAPURAM VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. (CRIME NO.321/1996 OF KILIMANNOOR POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM(SC NO.901/2002 LPR NO.17/2009 OF ASSISTANT SESSIONS COURT, ATTINGAL). PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.TEK CHAND. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.3683 of 2010 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 18th June, 2010. O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 324, 427 and 307 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Petitioner is accused no.1 in the case and the case was numbered as S.C.136/98 originally. Since petitioner was not appearing in court, the case against him was split and re-numbered as S.C.901/2002 and case against other accused was disposed of by the Assistant Sessions Judge. The case against petitioner was transferred to the long pending register and numbered as L.P.C.17/2009. 3. Petitioner was arrested on 31.5.2010, when he came from abroad. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that petitioner was forced to go to Gulf country for employment. He has no intention to leave India before completion of trial and he is also prepared to surrender his Passport and report before the Investigating Officer everyday. It is further submitted that it is not likely that the case will be taken up immediately and hence, BA NO. 3683/10 2 he may be granted bail. It is also pointed out that in the connected case, other accused were convicted by the Sessions Court, but, in appeal, the sentence was converted to that of fine. 4. In the above circumstances, this petition is not opposed. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to petitioner on conditions. Hence, the following order is passed : Petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the court concerned, on the following conditions : (i) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer everyday between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., until further orders. (ii) Petitioner shall surrender his passport before the trial court within seven days from today. (The passport will be returned to him by the trial court, only after trial is over). Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE. tgs