IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT FRIDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2008 / 5TH MAGHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 435 of 2008() ---------------------------- CRIME NO.809 OF 2007 OF CHAVAKKAD POLICE STATION PETITIONER : 4TH ACCUSED --------------------------- MAHESH @ UNNIKUTTAN, AGED 19 YEARS, S/O. KUNHIMON, POOVATHOOR HOUSE, VADAKKEKAD VILLAGE, KALOOR DESOM, CHAVAKKAD, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT SRI.RANJIT BABU RESPONDENTS: STATE ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.435 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of January, 2008 ORDER Application for regular bail. Petitioner is the 4th accused. Altogether there are 5 accused persons. They face allegations in a crime registered for offences punishable, inter alia, under Section 307 r/w 149 I.P.C. The sister of the 1st accused allegedly had an affair with the defacto complainant. Enraged by this, after prior scheming and planning, the accused persons had allegedly attacked the defacto complainant causing serious, but not grievous, injury on him. Investigation is in progress. The alleged incident took place on 26.12.07. The petitioner was arrested on 30.12.07. He continues in custody from that date. The co- accused have not been arrested yet. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer on condition that the investigator is given reasonable further time to complete the investigation and I am satisfied that the petitioner can now be directed to be released on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. B.A.No.435 of 2008 2 3. In the result, this application is allowed. The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. i) The petitioner shall not be released on the strength of this order prior to 30.01.2008. The Investigators shall in the meantime make every endeavour to complete the investigation; ii) The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate; iii) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer between 10 a.m and 12 noon on all Mondays and Fridays for a period of 2 months from the date of his release and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-