IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2011 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1933 Crl.MC.No. 915 of 2011() ----------------------------------- MP.NO.3187/2010 of JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-II, ALUVA CRIME NO.1001/2010 OF NEDUMBASEERY POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER(S): IST ACCUSED ---------------------------------------------- GOPAKUMAR, S/O.SABKARA MENON, SANKARA VILAS HOUSE, KALADY VILLAGE, KALADY P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.K.S.ARUN KUMAR SMT.M.N.MAYA SMT.ANU KURIAKOSE RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT ------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: sts THOMAS P JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.915 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this 23rd day of March, 2011 ORDER Petitioner is the first accused in Crime No.1001 of 2010 of Nedumbassery Police Station for offence punishable under Sec.420 of the Indian Penal Code. By Annexure-I, order dated December 13, 2010 petitioner and two other accused were granted bail. Learned Judicial First Class Magistrate-II, Aluva however imposed a condition that petitioner and other accused shall produced title deed of the property of one of the sureties. That condition is sought to be lifted. Learned counsel submitted that one of the sureties has produced the original title deed and only thereafter petitioner and other accused were released on bail. I have heard learned Public Prosecutor also. 2. It is not necessary to retain the original title deed of the property in Court. It is sufficient that its certified photocopy is retained. Resultantly this petition is allowed and in modification of the condition to produce (original) title deed of the surety, it is directed that it is sufficient if a certified photocopy of the title Crl.M.C.No.915 of 2011 -: 2 :- deed is retained in Court. The surety concerned may seek return of the original title deed on production of certified photocopy. (THOMAS P JOSEPH, JUDGE) Sbna/-