IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2008 / 21ST PHALGUNA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1507 of 2008() ----------------------------- CR NO.65/08 OF THALIPARAMBA POLICE STATION PETITIONERS/4TH ACCUSED ---------------------------------------- P.SUMESH, S/O. PADMANABHAN, PANNERI HOUSE, PUZHAKULENGARA, THALIPARAMBA AMSOM DESOM, THALIPARAMBA TALUK, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.SUNIL NAIR PALAKKAT SRI.K.N.ABHILASH RESPONDENTS: STATE & COMPLAINANT -------------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THALIPARAMBA POLICE STATION, (THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR OF HON'BLE KERALA HIGH COURT, ERNAKULAM.) BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 1507 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of March, 2008 O R D E R Application for regular bail. The petitioner faces allegations in a crime registered for offences punishable, inter alia, under Section 436 I.P.C. Political animosity is the alleged motive. The defacto complainant belongs to the IUML and the accused belong to CPM. When the accused persons were returning after a meeting of their party, they were alleged to have set fire to a shop building which belongs to the defacto complainant. The alleged incident took place on 22.1.2008. Altogether about 25 persons had allegedly taken part in the incident. Only the petitioner has been arrested on 28.2.2008 and he continues in custody from that date. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer on condition that the Investigator is granted reasonable further time to complete the investigation and I am satisfied that the petitioner B.A.No. 1507 of 2008 2 can now be directed to be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. 3. In the result: 1) This application is allowed. 2) The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. (a) The petitioner shall not be released from custody on the strength of this order prior to 19.3.2008. The Investigators shall in the meantime make every endeavour to complete the investigation. (b) He shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to be satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. (c) He shall make himself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer on all Mondays and Fridays between 10 a.m. and 12 noon for a period of two months and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (R. BASANT) tm Judge B.A.No. 1507 of 2008 3 tm