IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 22ND JANUARY 2007 / 2ND MAGHA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 339 of 2007() ---------------------------- Crime No.305/06 of Thampanoor Police Station : PETITIONER ---------------------------- B.D.MASTER @ BHASURADAS, S/O. MADHAVAN NAIR, AGED 51 YEARS, RESIDING AT 29/2, KRISHNAKRIPA, PALKULANGARA, PETTA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THAMPANOOR POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.Ramkumar, J. ======================== B.A.No. 339 of 2007 ======================== Dated this the 22nd day of January, 2007. ORDER In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is accused No.10 in Crime No.305 of 2006 of Thampanoor Police Station for offences punishable under Sec.420 read with Sec.34 I.P.C. and Sec.45(1)(2) of Reserve Bank of India Act, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioner and the other circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 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 of 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. BA 339/07 -: 2 :- 2. The petitioner shall make himself available for 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 22/1