IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 23RD MAY 2008 / 2ND JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 2575 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRMP.850/2008 of SESSIONS COURT, KOTTAYAM CRIME NO. 321/2007 of ERATTUPETTA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER -------------- VINCENT PHILIPOSE @ WILSON ARACKAL HOUSE, MELAMPARAM, THALAPPALAM VILLAGE BY ADV. SRI.RAJAN JOSEPH SRI.P.I.DAVIS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM 2. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE KOTTAYAM EAST POLICE STATION KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.GOPALAKRISHNA KURUP THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ======================= Bail Application No. 2575 of 2008 ======================= Dated this the 23rd day of May, 2008. O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the accused in Crime No. 321 of 2007 of Erattupetta Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 450, 363, 354 and 395 r/w Section 34 I.P.C., seeks anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the allegations levelled against the petitioner, the relative conduct of the parties, the nature of injuries sustained by the injured and the other circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release the petitioner on bail for a period of one month in the event of his arrest in connection with the above case on his executing a bond for Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction to the said officer and subject to the following conditions: B. A.No.2575/2008 -:2:- 1. The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation including custodial interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 5. On the expiry of the aforesaid period, the petitioner shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv