IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT FRIDAY, THE 27TH JULY 2007 / 5TH SRAVANA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 4557 of 2007() ----------------------------- CMP.2220/2007 of J.M.F.C.-II,ATTINGAL CRIME NO.408/2007 OF ATTINGAL POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------------- SAJIKUMAR, S/O.GOPALAN, VALIYAVILA VEEDU, OORUPOIKA P.O., ATTINGAL. BY ADV. SRI.G.SUDHEER RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J. ---------------------- B.A.No.4557 of 2007 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of July 2007 O R D E R Application for regular bail. The petitioner is the sole accused in a crime registered inter alia under Section 376 read with 511 I.P.C. The crux of the allegations is that the petitioner culpably entered the residential building of the de facto complainant, a woman residing separately from her husband, a co-worker of his and attempted to commit rape on her. The crime was allegedly committed on 11/6/2007. The petitioner surrendered on 5/7/2007. He continues in custody from that date. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not seriously oppose the said prayer on condition that appropriate directions may be imposed in the interests of a fair, efficient and expeditious investigation and I am satisfied that subject to appropriate conditions, the petitioner can now be enlarged on bail. The investigating officer can be granted reasonable time to complete the investigation. It can also be insisted that the petitioner is kept away from the B.A.No.4557/07 2 scene of the crime for some period of time until the investigation makes substantial progress. 3. In the result, this petition is allowed. The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions: i) The petitioner shall not be released on bail on the strength of this order prior to 06/08/2007. The investigating officer shall, in the meantime, make every endeavour to complete the investigation. ii) He shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. iii) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation before the investigating officer between 10 a.m and 12 noon on all Mondays and Fridays, for a period of three months and thereafter as and when directed by the investigating officer in writing to do so. iv) The petitioner shall not, during the said period of three months, enter the jurisdiction of Attingal police station except for the compliance of condition No.iii) above. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) jsr B.A.No.4557/07 3 B.A.No.4557/07 4 R.BASANT, J. CRL.M.CNo. ORDER 21ST DAY OF MAY2007