IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 22ND SEPTEMBER 2008 / 31ST BHADRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5885 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRMP.9537/2008 of J.M.F.C.,CHALAKUDY .................... (O.R.NO.1/2008 OF MALAKAPPARA POLICE STATION) PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.3:- ------------------------------------------ RUPAN, S/O CHINNARAJ, VALPARA DESOM, VALPARA TALUK, COIMBATORE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.H.HANIL KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. RANGE OFFICER, MALAKAPPARA FOREST RANGE REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM COCHIN 682 031. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------- Bail Appl.No. 5885 of 2008 -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of September, 2008. ORDER Petition for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 2(1), 2(16), 9, 31, 39, 40, 43, 50 and 51 of Wild Life Protection Act. According to prosecution, a leopard was killed in Valpara Forest Division in Tamil Nadu. Petitioner is the 3rd accused. He was arrested on 21.8.2008 and he is in custody since then. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner's involvement was revealed with the arrest of the first accused. It is also submitted that A1 and A3 were arrested in the crime and involvement of other accused is suspected. The petitioner belongs to Tamil Nadu and hence stringent conditions may be imposed while granting bail. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions: i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. The sureties shall be local sureties. [B.A.No.5885/08] 2 iii) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday and Thursday between 10 A.M. and 1 P.M. until further orders. iv) Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the Forest range within which crime is registered except with the prior permission of the learned Magistrate concerned. v) Petitioner shall not influence or intimidate any witness or tamper with evidence and in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. Petition is allowed. K. HEMA, JUDGE. Krs.