IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2009 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 1608 of 2009() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.22/2009 OF MATTANNUR POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- KOTTARATHIL SHEREEF, AGED 29 YEARS, S/O.ABDULLA, PAZHASSI AMSOM, KAYANI DESOM, MATTANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.CIBI THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT/STATE -------------------------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MATTANNUR POLICE STATION. 2. STATE REP; BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= B.A. No. 1608 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 7th day of April, 2009 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the accused in Crime No.22/2009 of Mattannur Police Station for an offence punishable under Sec. 302 I.P.C., seeks his enlargement on bail. Petitioner was arrested on 27-1-2009. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the offences, the duration of judicial custody undergone by the petitioner, the present stage of investigation of the case and the other circumstances of the case etc., I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail with effect from 15-4-2009 on his executing a bond for Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate 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. 2) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the police till the filing of the final report. BA 1608/09 -2- 3) The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4) Petitioner shall surrender his passport before the learned Magistrate. 5) Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the Kannur District except with the prior permission of the learned Magistrate. 6) The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 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. mn.