IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 13TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 22ND KARTHIKA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 6845 of 2007() ----------------------------------------- (IN CRIME NO.303/2007 OF FEROKE POLICE STATION) PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 4,6&8: ------------------------------------------------ 1. AJITH KUMAR, S/O.VELAYUDHAN, RESIDING AT KUNNEMMAL MANDODI, PUNJIRI BUS STOP,KARUVANTHURUTHY. 2. JAYARAJ ,S/O.VELU, RESIDING AT THADATHIL VEEDU, PUNJIRI BUS STOP,KARUVANTHURUTHY. 3. MANOJ, S/O.THUPRAN, PULIYAN PARAMBATH, KUNNATH HOUSE, PUNJIRI BUS STOP,KARUVANTHURUTHY. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.SURENDRAN RESPONDENTS: STATE AND COMPLAINANT: ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUOTR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, FEROKE POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.6845 of 2007 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of November, 2007 ORDER Application for regular bail. Petitioners are accused 4, 6 & 8. Altogether there are 11 accused persons. They face allegations under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. Accused 1 to 3 were allegedly running a brothel. Accused 4 to 11 were allegedly women engaged in prostitution and male customers who had visited the brothel. The petitioners were arrested at the time of raid on 25.10.07. They continue in custody from that date. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied that the petitioners can now be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. 3. In the result, this application is allowed. The petitioners shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. i) The petitioners shall execute bonds for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) each with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate; ii) The petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer between 10 a.m and 12 noon on all Mondays and Fridays for a period of one month and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) 2 rtr/-