IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR TUESDAY, THE 14TH DECEMBER 2010 / 23RD AGRAHAYANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 8218 of 2010() ------------------------------------------ CC.NO.703/2005 OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT III, NEYYATTINKARA. ..... (CRIME NO.14/2005 OF KOVALAM POLICE STATION) .. PETITIONER/ACCUSED: --------------------------------------- UNNI, AGED 27 YEARS, S/O.PALAYYAN NADAR, MAVUNIN NAVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, T.C.67/1703, NEDUMAN DESOM, THIRUVALLAM VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.R.GOPAN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT: ----------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss M.Sasidharan Nambiar, J. -------------------------- B.A.No.8218 of 2010 -------------------------- ORDER Petitioner, the accused in C.C.No.703/2005 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court-III, Neyyattinkara, taken cognizance for the offence under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code, after releasing on bail, absconded. Non bailable warrant was issued. He was arrested on 20.9.2010. A State Brief was appointed and charge was also framed and two witnesses were already examined. Though petitioner sought to release him on bail, by Annexure-A order dated 3.12.2010, learned Magistrate dismissed the petition. This petition is filed for releasing him on bail. 2. As two witnesses were already examined, I do not find it in the interest of justice to detain the petitioner further. In such circumstances, petitioner could be released on bail, on sufficient conditions. BA 8218/10 2 Petition is allowed. Judicial First Class Magistrate-III, Neyyattinkara is directed to release the petitioner on bail on executing a bond for Rs.15,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate, undertaking that he will appear before the Magistrate on all posting dates without failure. It is made clear that one of the sureties shall be a close relative of the petitioner. 14th December, 2010 (M.Sasidharan Nambiar, Judge) tkv