IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES FRIDAY, THE 28TH JULY 2006 / 6TH SRAVANA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 4207 of 2006 ----------------------------- (CRIME NO.215/2006 OF NADAKKAVU POLICE STATION) .................... APPLICANT/ACCUSED NO.7 --------------------------------------- ABDUL RASHEED, S/O.JAINIKUTTY, PUTHENVEETTIL HOUSE, KOOLIMUTTAM, MATHILAKAM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU SMT.P.MAYA RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTING THE C.I. OF NADAKKAVU POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR K. HARILAL THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/07/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. -------------- B.A.4207/2006 ------------------ DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JULY, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner is accused of the offence punishable under Section 3(1), 4(1) and 5(1) (d) of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. It is alleged that he took a building for conducting Aswaratha Ayurveda Hospital at Kozhikode, and on the guise of conducting ayurvedic treatment, he was engaging women for conducting immoral activities. When the police party went there, they found that women were doing such immoral activities. Therefore, all of them were arrested. The petitioner was arrested on 23.6.2006. He is the seventh accused, in crime No.215/2006 of Nadakkavu police station. 2. Though it was submitted that the petitioner had taken a building on rent not only in this place but in some other districts as well, the materials in respect of it, are not before me at this stage. Therefore, considering the facts situation of the case, I grant bail and release the B.A.4207/2006 2 petitioner from jail, subject to the following conditions:- (a). The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/-, with two solvent sureties, each for the like sum, to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class-IV, Kozhikode. (b). The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer, once in a week on every Thursday, between 10.00 a.m and 11.00 a.m., for a period of three months, starting from 3.8.2006, and thereafter, on the first working day of every month, between the same timings, till the filing of the final report, by the Investigating Officer. (c). The petitioner shall not leave the sessions division of Kozhikode, until the final trial and disposal of the case. The application is allowed as above. J.M.JAMES JUDGE mrcs B.A.4207/2006 3