IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2009 / 1ST MAGHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 244 of 2009() ---------------------------- CRIME NO.184/08 OF NEDUMUDI POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- M.K.NAZEEB, S/O.KHADER, 23 YEARS, MANNILEVEEDU, KUTTAPUZHA P.O., VARIKKADU, THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAVIKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, AMBALAPUZHA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. (CRIME NO.184/08 OF MODUMUDI POLICE STATION). PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI.M.S.BREEZE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------- B.A.No. 244 of 2009 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st January, 2009 O R D E R This petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 109, 120(B), 332, 307 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code read with 179 of the Motor Vehicles Act and 3(2)(e) of PDPP Act. According to prosecution, while petitioner along with other accused were travelling in a Tata Sumo van on 1.10.2008, police wanted the vehicle to be stopped, but the driver did not stop the vehicle. The police chased the vehicle in a police jeep and the vehicle in which the petitioner was travelling hit against the jeep and thereby attempted to commit murder of the police officials and various other offences are committed, in pursuance of criminal conspiracy. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that petitioner is third accused in the crime, who is only a passenger. 4. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that since similarly placed accused was granted anticipatory bail by this Court as per order dated 1.1.2009 in B.A.No.7686 of 2008, he BA.244/09 2 has no objection in granting anticipatory bail to petitioner, he being a passenger. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that anticipatory bail can be granted to petitioner and the following order is passed: Petitioner shall surrender before the Magistrate Court concerned within seven days from today and he shall be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned, on the following conditions: i) Petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation by the investigating officer as and when directed. ii). Petitioner shall not intimidate or influence any witness or tamper with evidence or commit any offence while on bail. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE vgs.