Petitioner is the first accused in Crime No.194 of 2014 of the Vidyanagar Police Station for the offence punishable under Section 392 r/w Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, is in custody from 30.03.3014 and seeks bail.
2. Learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the application. It is submitted that on 27.03.2014 at about 10.30 p.m., the petitioner stabbed the de facto complainant with knife and snatched the bag containing Rs.31,000/-, passbook, mobile phone and other documents etc. and thereby committed the offence. Some of the articles are yet to be recovered.
3. Learned counsel submitted that the petitioner was arrested on 30.03.2014.
4. Petitioner is not report to be involved in any other case from the Vidyanagar Police Station. Having regard to the relevant circumstances, I am inclined to grant relief to the petitioner but subject to conditions.
Application is allowed as under:
(i) Petitioner is granted bail in Crime No.194 of 2014 of the Vidyanagar Police Station and shall be released on bail, (if not required to be detained otherwise) on his executing bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional magistrate and subject to the following conditions:
(a) One of the sureties shall be a close relative of the petitioner.
(b) Petitioner shall report to the officer investigating the case on every Monday and Saturday between 10.00 a.m and 12.00 p.m for a period of two months or until filing of the final report whichever is earlier.
(c) Petitioner shall report to the officer investigating the case as and when required for interrogation.
(d) Petitioner shall not get involved in any offence during the period of this bail.
(e) Petitioner shall not intimidate or influence the witnesses.
(ii) It is made clear that in case any of condition Nos. (b) to (e) is violated, it is open to the Investigating Officer to seek cancellation of the bail granted hereby by moving application before the learned magistrate as held in P.K. Shaji V. State of Kerala (AIR 2006 Supreme Court 100).
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THOMAS P. JOSEPH, JUDGE.
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