IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 17TH JANUARY 2008 / 27TH POUSHA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 193 of 2008() ---------------------------- CR NO. 366/2007 of VATANAPPALLY POLICE STATION PETITIONER: ACCUSED -------------------------- SHAJAHAN, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O.ABOOBACKER, PUTHIYA VEETIL HOUSE, NADUVILAKKARA DESOM, VADANAPPILLY VILLAGE, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT SRI.RANJIT BABU RESPONDENTS: STATE -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J. ========================== CRL.M.C. No. 193 of 2008 ========================== Dated this the 17th day of January, 2008. ORDER The petitioner seeks to modify one of the bail conditions imposed by the Sessions Court, Thrissur while granting bail to him. The said condition is that he shall surrender his valid passport before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chavakkad. According to the petitioner, since he is employed abroad, he may have to go abroad and the surrender of his passport will prevent him from going abroad in connection with his employment. The offences alleged against the petitioner are those punishable under Sections 498 A and 306 IPC r/w Section 34 IPC. The case of the prosecution is that on account of the severe torture and harassment by the petitioner and his mother, the wife of the petitioner committed suicide by hanging at her matrimonial home. Even if the condition regarding the surrender of passport is deleted, the petitioner has been directed to report before the Investigating Officer on all Tuesdays and Fridays for a period of three months or till the filing of the final report whichever is Crl. M.C. No. 193/2008 : 2 : earlier. The final report has not been filed so far. The condition was imposed only on 22.11.2007 and the period of three months will expire only on 22.02.2008. Hence, the petitioner can move for modification of the said condition either on the expiry of three months from 22.11.2007 or on the filing of the charge sheet whichever is earlier. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv Crl. M.C. No. 193/2008 : 3 :