IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2008 / 22ND PHALGUNA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1572 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 28/08 OF CHENGAMANADU POLICE STATION PETITIONERS : ACCUSED 3 TO 7 ------------------------------- 1. SETHU, AGED 32, S/O.MADHAVAN EDATHALASSERY HOUSE, POIKKATTUSSERY. 2. VIJI, AGED 27, S/O.VIDYADHARAN CHERIYANPARAMB HOUSE, POIKKATTUSSERY. 3. SAJEEV P.C., AGED 24, S/O.CHANDRAN PUTHENVEEDU, POIKKATTUSSERY. 4. SAJEEV K.N., AGED 29 S/O.NARAYANAN NAIR, KONNANATT HOUSE POIKKATTUSSERY. 5. RATHEESH K.R., AGED 26, S/O.RAJAPPAN KURUPPARAMBU HOUSE, POIKKATTUSSERY. BY ADV. SRI.C.V.JOHNY RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATION HOUSE OFFICER CHENGAMANADU POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. S.U. NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 1572 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 12th day of March, 2008 O R D E R Application for regular bail. The petitioners are accused 3 to 7 in a crime registered alleging offences punishable, inter alia, under Section 307 I.P.C. They have come to this Court earlier for anticipatory bail and the said application was dismissed as per order dt.30.1.2008 in B.A.465 of 2008. Later accused 1, 2 and 8 had come before this Court seeking regular bail and they were granted regular bail as per order dt. 8.2.2008 in B.A.No. 773 of 2008. Consequent to the dismissal of their application for anticipatory bail, the petitioners had surrendered before the learned Magistrate on 26.2.2008 and they continue in custody from that date. 2. Facts have been adverted to in detail in those two orders referred above. This order must be read in continuation of those orders. I am not hence adverting to facts all over again in this order. B.A.No. 1572 of 2008 2 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners prays, the learned Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer on condition that the Investigator is granted some reasonable further time to complete the investigation and I am satisfied that the petitioners can now be directed to be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. 4. In the result: 1) This application is allowed. 2) The petitioners shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. (a) The petitioners shall not be released from custody on the strength of this order prior to 22.3.2008. The Investigators shall in the meantime make every endeavour to complete the investigation. (b) They shall execute bonds for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) each with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to be satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. (c) They shall make themselves available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer on all Mondays and Fridays between 10 a.m. B.A.No. 1572 of 2008 3 and 12 noon for a period of three months from the date of their release and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (d) During the said period of three months, the petitioners shall not enter the Sessions Division of Ernakulam, except for the purpose of complying with condition © above, without the prior permission of the learned Magistrate. (R. BASANT) Judge tm