IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 29TH MAY 2008 / 8TH JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3435 of 2008() ----------------------------- (CRIME NO.175/2008 OF IRITTY POLICE STATION) PETITIONER : ACCUSED ------------------------ PRADEEPAN, S/O.SREEDHARAN AGED 37 YEARS, NALUKANDY HOUSE THILLANKERY AMSOM, PUDIKKACHAL DESOM BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. (CRIME NO.175 OF 2008 OF IRUTTY POLICE STATION) BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------- B.A.No.3435 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of May, 2008 ORDER This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 4 of Explosive Substance Act. According to the prosecution, on 29.3.2008, police searched the house of the petitioner and found out three country bombs and also materials used for making bomb. The petitioner was arrested on 1.4.2008 and he is in judicial custody since then. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner is involved in another case in crime No.267/04. There was a clash between the RSS and LDF activists in the locality. It is understood that the contraband articles were kept in his possession for the use of such clashes. But, taking into account the long period of detention and also the recovery of the articles, it is submitted that there is no objection on granting bail on such conditions. BA No.3435/08 2 4. Hence, the petitioner is granted bail on the following conditions: (1) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the committal court. (2) Petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer on every alternative days between 10 am and 1 p.m. (3) The petitioner shall not leave limits of Iritty Police Station except with the permission of the lower court until further orders. (4) In case, if the petitioner is involved in any case of similar nature, bail is liable to be cancelled. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl