IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 20TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 1ST PHALGUNA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 576 of 2009() ---------------------------- (CRIME NO.17/2009 OF MUVATTUPUZHA POLCIE STATION) PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED: -------------------------------- ASHOK KUMAR, S/O.JOHN VISWANATHAN AGED 26, SITENO.69, CHERANMA NAGAR, RAMASWAMY STREET, PEELAMEDU KARA, COIMBATORE. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.VARGHESE SRI.K.S.ARUN KUMAR SMT.M.N.MAYA RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT: --------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZ. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. --------------------------------------------------- Bail Appl. No.576 of 2008 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of February, 2009. ORDER Petition for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 489-B and 489-C of Indian Penal Code. According to prosecution, accused nos. 1 to 3 were arrested from a lodge on 3.1.2009 and fake currency-notes were seized from the possession of first and second accused. The third accused, who is a driver, drove the car with the accused from Tamil Nadu to Kerala. From the possession of first accused, 13 counterfeit currency-notes of 100 rupee denomination and from the possession of second accused, two counterfeit currency-notes of 100 rupee, were seized on the same day. Petitioner is the second accused and he was arrested on 3.1.2009. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that third accused is already released on bail, but the bail application filed by first accused was dismissed, since first accused is the person who knows the source of counterfeit currency-notes. However, he has no objection in granting bail, since the 2nd accused, who has only a limited role in the crime. 4. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can [B.A.nO.576/09] 2 be granted to petitioner on conditions. Hence, the following order is passed: Petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.50,000/- each with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate court concerned, on the following conditions: i) Petitioner shall report before the investigating officer on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. ii) Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the Police Station within which crime is registered except with the previous permission of learned Magistrate. iii) Petitioner shall not influence or intimidate any witness or tamper with evidence or commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition bail is liable to be cancelled. Petition is allowed. K. HEMA, JUDGE. Krs.