IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2008 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 2148 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.705/2008 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, KOTHAMANGALAM O.R.NO.4/08 OF MULLARINGAD FOREST RANGE .................... : PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 & 2: ------------------------------------------- 1. SASI, AGED 42 YEARS, S/O. KUNJUMON, JANMIKULAM HOUSE, 4TH BLOCK BHAGOM, KADAVOOR VILLAGE, KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK. 2. BABY, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O. VARGHESE, KUYYAKUDIYIL HOUSE,4TH BLOCK BHAGOM KADAVOOR VILLAGE, KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.R.BINDU (SASTHAMANGALAM) SRI.PRASANTH M.P RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.U.NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.2148 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of April, 2008 ORDER Application for regular bail. Petitioners are accused 1 and 2. Altogether there are 3 accused persons. The miscreants were allegedly engaged in removal of a fallen tree in a reserve forest. The incident took place on 26.03.08. Of the 3 persons, only the two, ie. the petitioners herein could be apprehended. They were produced before the learned Magistrate. They remain in judicial custody from 27.03.08. Investigation is in progress. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied that the petitioners can now be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. 3. In the result, this application is allowed. The petitioners shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. i) The petitioners shall execute bonds for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) each with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate; ii) The petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer between 10 a.m and 12 noon on all Mondays and Fridays for a period of two months and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-