IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN FRIDAY, THE 27TH AUGUST 2010 / 5TH BHADRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 4861 of 2010() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.147/2010 OF CHANDERA POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ----------------------------- O.P.T.PAVITHRAN,AGED 32 YEARS, S/O.ONAKKAN,MADAKKAL,THEKKE TRIKARIPUR VILLAGE, KASARAGOD DT. BY ADV. SRI.T.B.SHAJIMON SMT.GOVINDU P.RENUKADEVI RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENT ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHANDERA POLICE STATION, REP.BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT. LATHA T. THANKAPPAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P. BHAVADASAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 4861 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 27th day of August, 2010. ORDER This is a petition filed under Section 439 of Criminal Procedure Code seeking bail. 2. Petitioner is accused in Crime No.147/10 of Chandera Police Station for the offence punishable under Section 376 I.P.C. 3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner on 27.3.2006 induced a girl promising that he will marry her, had taken the victim to someplace and had sexual intercourse with her. She became pregnant. Thereafter when he was asked to marry her, he refused. But the petitioner says that he has been falsely implicated. He has been in custody from 8.7.2010 onwards. 4. The learned Public Prosecutor vehemently opposes the bail application. : 2 : B.A. No. 4861 of 2010 5. But, considering the fact that a good part of the investigation is over, it is felt that bail can be granted. 6. The application is allowed as follows: 1) Petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/= with two solvent sureties for the like sum each, to the satisfaction of the JFCM-I, Hosdurg. 2) Petitioner shall report before the investigating officer on every Friday between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. till final report is laid. 3) Petitioner shall not tamper or attempt to tamper with the evidence or influence or try to influence the witnesses. P. BHAVADASAN, cl : 3 : B.A. No. 4861 of 2010 M.N. KRISHNAN, J. ........................................... A.S.NO.883 OF 1996 ............................................. 13th day of August, 2010. J U D G M E N T