IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 19TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 28TH BHADRA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 7348 of 2011() ----------------------------- (CRIME NO.488/2011 OF KONNY POLICE STATION) PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- ANEESH KUMAR, AGED 27 YEARS, S/O.RAMACHANDRAN, KAILASATHU VEEDU, THALAMANAM, MANNEERA, KONNY, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.SHANAVAS KHAN RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT -------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.V.MANU THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, J. ---------------------------------------------------- B.A.No.7348 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of September, 2011 Order The driver of a private bus is the petitioner. A crime was registered against him alleging offences punishable under Sections 353, 294(b), 506(ii) and 308 IPC. The defacto complainant is the Conductor of the K.S.R.T.C.Bus. It is stated that he was standing in the bus stop. It is alleged that there was a heated discussion between him and the driver and the conductor of the K.S.R.T.C.Bus with regard to 'timings' of the bus. The allegation is that thereafter the driver of the private bus suddenly moved forward the bus and hit the defacto complainant on his left shoulder and thereby the offence aforesaid was committed. According to the petitioner, he was attacked by the driver and conductor of the K.S.R.T.C.Bus for which a wound certificate has been produced by the petitioner. 2. The learned counsel further submits that the wife of the petitioner is in an advanced stage of pregnancy and delivery is expected today or tomorrow and that if the petitioner is arrested, the petitioner and his family would suffer a lot. Considering all B.A.7348/11 2 the aspects, the Bail Application is allowed subject to the following conditions: If the petitioner surrenders before the investigating officer within seven days from today and after interrogation when he is produced before the Magistrate, he shall be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties for the like amount to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Magistrate and on further condition that he shall appear before the investigating officer on all the Wednesdays between 10 and 11 AM until further orders. He shall not in any way interfere with the investigation nor shall he influence or intimidate the witnesses. N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. srd B.A.7348/11 3 B.A.7348/11 4