IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 26TH MAGHA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 949 of 2007() ---------------------------- CRIME NO.37/07 OF NILESHWAR POLICE STATION : PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1-3 ---------------------------------------- 1. P.MANIKANTAN NAIR, S/O.P.SREEDHARAN NAIR, AGED 34 YEARS, PADINHATTAM KOZHUVAL, NILESHWAR P.O. 2. SREENIVASAN, S/O.KRISHNAN.K., AGED 30 YEARS, PUTHIYAVEEDU, KARUTHAGATE, PALLIKKARA, NEELESHWAR P.O. 3. HARI @ P.V.HARIPRASAD, S/O.NIRMALA, AGED 22 YEARS, RAJESH BHAVAN, MARKET ROAD, NILESHWAR P.O. BY ADV. SRI.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, (THROUGH SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NILESHWAR POLICE STATION). BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BAIL APPLICATION NO. 949 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - ----------------------- - - - - - - DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2007 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec.438 Cr.P.C. the petitioners who are accused 1 to 3 in Crime No.37/07 of Nileshwar Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 323, 324, 427 and 452 read with section 34 I.P.C., seek anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioners and the other circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release petitioners on bail for a period of one month in the event of their arrest in connection with the above case on each of them executing a bond for Rs.10,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the said officer and subject to the following conditions: 1. Petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. Petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. B.A.NO.949/07 Page numbers 3. Petitioners shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall they attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. Petitioners shall not commit any offence while on bail. 5. Petitioners shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail in the meanwhile. If the petitioners commit breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to them shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR,JUDGE. dsn