IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA TUESDAY, THE 30TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 8TH ASWINA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 6050 of 2008() ----------------------------- (CRIME NO.556/08 OF UDAYAMPEROOR POLICE STATION) PETITIONER/ ACCUSED: ---------------------------- PURUSHOTHAMAN @ THAMPY, S/O.KRISHNAN, AGED 46 YEARS, THAIKKOOTTATHIL HOUSE, UDAYAMPEROOR, SOUTH PARAVUR. BY ADV. SRI.K.R.VINOD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. 2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, UDAYAMPEROOR POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZ. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. --------------------------------------------------- Bail Appl.No. 6050 of 2008 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of September, 2008. ORDER Petition for anticipatory bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 286 of IPC read with Section 4 of Explosive Substances Act. According to prosecution, petitioner was in possession of explosive substances in a shed belonging to the petitioner. An explosion was caused and Renjith, who is also in possession of the articles, was injured and hence a crime was registered. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner has nothing to do with the contraband article seized. It is true that the articles were seized from the property of the petitioner. The injured Renjith was engaged in selling crackers in the said shed. Since the shed belongs to the petitioner, he was implicated in the offence. 4. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioner may be directed to surrender before the investigating officer for [B.A.No.6050/08] 2 interrogation and he has no objection in granting anticipatory bail subject to such condition. Hence, the following order is passed: Petitioner shall surrender before the investigating officer within 7 days from today and, in the event of his arrest, he shall be released on bail, on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting officer on the following conditions: i) Petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation by the investigating officer as and when directed. ii) Petitioner shall co-operate with the investigation. Petition is allowed. K. HEMA, JUDGE. Krs. [B.A.No.6050/08] 3