IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 29TH APRIL 2008 / 9TH VAISAKHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 2468 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.97/08 OF VATTIYOORKAVU POLICE STATION .................... : PETITIONER/ACCUSED 1 & 3 --------------------------- 1. SANTHOSH KUMAR S/O. SREEKANTAN NAIR MUTHUVILAKAM VEEDU , SOORYA NAGAR NETTAYAM, PIDAYANI WARD PEROORKADA VILLAGE 2. BALACHANDRAN NAIR @ C.P.T.BALU S/O. MOHANAN NAIR, VALSALA BHAVAN, BHARAT NAGAR, NETTAYAM PIDAYANI WARD, PEROORKADA VILLAGE BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KRALA REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.2468 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of April, 2008 ORDER Application for regular bail. Petitioners face allegations in a crime registered, inter alia, under Section 308 I.P.C and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The alleged incident took place on 24.03.08. The petitioners were arrested on 25.03.08. Investigation is in progress. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners prays that the petitioners, who have remained in custody from 25.03.08, may now be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. 3. The learned Public Prosecutor opposes the application. He submits that the petitioners have criminal antecedents. He submits that the Investigating Officer in a serious crime like this may be given reasonable further time to complete the investigation. 4. Having considered all the relevant circumstances, I am satisfied that the petitioners, who have remained in custody from 25.03.08, can now be directed to be released on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. B.A.No.2468 of 2008 2 5. In the result, this application is allowed. The petitioners shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. i) The petitioners shall not be released on the strength of this order prior to 12.05.2008. The Investigators shall in the meantime make every endeavour to complete the investigation; ii) The petitioners shall execute bonds for Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) each with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate; iii) The petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer between 10 a.m and 12 noon on all Mondays and Fridays for a period of 3 months from the date of their release and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so; iv) The petitioners shall not, except for the purpose of complying with condition No.(iii) above, enter the jurisdiction of Vattiyoorkavu Police Station for a period of 3 months from the date of their release. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-