IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH JULY 2011 / 15TH ASHADHA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 5273 of 2011() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.425/2011 OF ARANMULA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED -------------------- AJITH KUMAR AGED 30 YEARS, ASHASADANAM VEEDU, IDAYARANMULA MURI,ARANMULA VILLAGE, KOZHENCHERRY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA POLICE STATION. BY ADV. SRI.JACOB P.ALEX SRI.JOSEPH P.ALEX RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA REP BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.TEKCHAND THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A.No.5273 of 2011 --------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of July, 2011 O R D E R This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is the sole accused in Crime No.425 of 2011 of Aranmula Police Station. 2. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 366A of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The prosecution case is that on 16.6.2011, the petitioner, who is an autorickshaw driver, took the victim girl in the autorickshaw and thereafter to several other places. The girl returned to her house on the same date. There is no allegation that the petitioner sexually abused the victim. The petitioner was arrested on 18.6.2011 and he is in judicial custody since then. 4. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of BA 5273/2011 2 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. The petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing bond for ` 25,000/- with two solvent sureties for the like amount to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-I, Pathanamthitta, subject to the following conditions: A) The petitioner shall not enter into the limits of Aranmula Police Station for a period of one month; B) The petitioner shall report before the investigating officer between 9 A.M. and 11 A.M. on all Mondays, till the final report is filed or until further orders; C) The petitioner shall appear before the investigating officer for interrogation as and when required; D) The petitioner shall not try to influence the prosecution witnesses or tamper with the evidence; E) The petitioner shall not commit any offence or indulge in any prejudicial activity while on bail; BA 5273/2011 3 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 csl