IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN FRIDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 16TH MAGHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 516 of 2010 ------------------------------------ (CRIME NO.12/2010 OF VENMONY POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT) ........... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ---------------------------------- KARTHIKEYAN, S/O.SANKARAN, ANNAPURNA HOUSE, ERAMMURI, VENMONY VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR. BY ADV. MR.VINCENT JOSEPH. RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. M.S. BREEZ. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/02/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. K.T. SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A. No. 516 of 2010 ------------------------------ Dated this the 5th day of February, 2010 O R D E R This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is the accused in Crime No. 12/2010 of Venmony Police Station, Alappuzha. 2. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 447, 324, 326 and 308 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The prosecution case is that on 12/1/2010, the accused attacked the de facto complainant and she sustained serious injuries. It is alleged that the wife of the petitioner had quarreled with the petitioner and she had left the matrimonial home and gone to her own house. The prosecution alleges that the petitioner believed that it was due to the acts of the injured that the wife of the petitioner left the matrimonial home. On account of that rivalry, the petitioner attacked the victim. 4. The petitioner was arrested on 14/1/2010 and he was remanded to judicial custody. The investigation is not over. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is prepared to comply with any condition that may B.A. No. 516 /2010 2 be imposed for granting bail. 6. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, the duration of the judicial custody undergone by the petitioner, the nature of the offence and the present stage of investigation, I am of the view that bail can be granted to the petitioner on stringent conditions. 7. The petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing bond for Rs.25,000/-with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-I, Chengannur subject to the following conditions:- A) The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 A.M. and 11 A.M. on all Mondays and Thursdays, till the final report is filed or until further orders. B) The petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer for interrogation as and when required. C) The petitioner shall not enter into the limits of Venmony Police Station for a period of two months except for complying with conditions A and B. D) The petitioner shall not try to influence the prosecution witnesses or tamper with the evidence. B.A. No. 516 /2010 3 E) The petitioner shall not commit any offence or indulge in any prejudicial activity while on bail. F) In case of breach of any of the conditions mentioned above, the bail shall be liable to be cancelled. The Bail Application is allowed as above. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE scm