IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2008 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3193 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRMP.1121/2008 of ADDL.DISTRICT COURT (ADHOC), KOTTAYAM .................... CRIME NO.119/2008 OF CHINGAVANAM POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ ACCUSED ------------------------ JOSEPH @ THANKACHAN, S/O.MATHIA, PALAKALAM HOUSE, POLACHIRA BHAGOM, CHINGAVANAM, NATTORKAM, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV RESPONDENTS: ---------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM(CRIME NO.119/2008 OF CHINGAVANAM POLICE STATION). BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. =============================== Bail Application No. 3193 of 2008 =============================== DATED: 21.05.2008 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the sole accused in Crime No.119 of 2008 of Chingavanam Police Station for an offence punishable under Sec 376 I.P.C., seeks his enlargement on bail. The petitioner was arrested on 19.3.2008. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the offences, the duration of judicial custody undergone by the petitioner, the present stage of investigation of the case and the other circumstances of the case etc., I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the J.F.C.M, Changanassery and subject to the following conditions: B.A. No.3193/2008 2 1. The petitioner shall report before the Dy.S.P., Kottayam between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioner shall not enter the limits of the Chingavanam Police Station until further orders. 3. The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the police at any time till the filing of the final report. 4. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 5. The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. sj B.A. No.3193/2008 2