IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2008 / 24TH POUSHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 173 of 2008() ---------------------------- O.R. 4/07 OF SILENT VALLEY NATIONAL PARK PETITIONER/IST ACCUSED --------------------------------------- V.P.HYDER ALI, S/O.AHAMMED, AGED 47, VELLARAMOPARA HOUSE, CHOZHIODE, KALIKAVU, NILAMBUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.RAJESH NAMBIAR RESPONDENTS: STATE ------------------ THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE WILD LIFE WARDEN, SILENT VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-31. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ADV.SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 173 OF 2008 F ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 14th day of January, 2008 O R D E R Application for regular bail. Petitioner faces allegations, inter alia, under the Kerala Forest Act and Wild Life Protection Act. The crux of the allegations against the petitioner is that he, along with the co-accused, trespassed into the reserve forest for the purpose of hunting. The petitioner was arrested on 6.12.07. The application for anticipatory bail of the co-accused(A2) has already been dismissed. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied that the petitioner, who has remained in custody from 6.12.07, can now be directed to be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate conditions. 3. In the result, this petition is allowed. The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and BA.173/08 : 2 : conditions: i) 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. ii) 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 two 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) aks