IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA TUESDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 6773 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.90/08 OF VADAKKEKKAD POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- GHADDAFI, S/O.ALUNNI, ASSAINARAKATH HOUSE, MANNALAMKUNNU, CHAVAKKAD, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENT(S): STATE -------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VADAKKEKKAD POLICE STATION - THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-31. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------- B.A.No. 6773 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th November, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 366 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code. According to prosecution, petitioner and the alleged victim were found missing together and on a complaint lodged by victim's brother, a crime is registered under the caption, 'man missing'. Thereafter, the alleged victim appeared before the investigating officer on 22.2.2008 and gave a statement and Sections 366 and 376 IPC were added. It is also alleged that the victim was pressurised and compelled to go for prostitution also. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that petitioner and the alleged victim were in love with each other for quite some time and as per the First Information Statement, they had gone to Mumbai and thereafter, petitioner surrendered before the police on 13.8.2008 and he is in custody since then. 4. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that taking into consideration the stage of investigation, he has no objection in granting bail to petitioner on stringent conditions. Hence, bail is granted to petitioner on the following terms and conditions: BA.6773/08 2 i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned. ii) Petitioner shall report before the investigating officer on every alternate day between 10 AM and 1 PM until further orders. iii). Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the police station within which the crime is registered, except with the previous permission of the Magistrate Court concerned. iv) Petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or influence the witnesses or intimidate them or commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, the bail is liable to be cancelled. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE vgs.