Petitioners are accused 3 and 4 in Crime No.143 of 2014 of the Poovar Police station for the offences punishable under Secs.341, 332 and 294(b) read with Sec.34 of the Indian Penal Code, apprehend arrest and have filed the application. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the application.
It is submitted that on 21.02.2014 the petitioners and others obstructed the employees of the K.S.E.B and prevented them from discharging their official duty.
3. Learned counsel submitted that the allegations are false.
4. It is seen that to accused 1 and 2 this Court has granted relief as per order dated 02.04.2014 in B.A. No.2305 of 2014. There is no reason why the same relief should not be granted to these petitioners also.
Application is allowed as under:
(i) Petitioners shall surrender before the officer investigating Crime No.143 of 2014 of the Poovar Police station on 03.06.2014 at 10.00 am for interrogation.
(ii) In case interrogation of the petitioners is not completed that day, it is open to the investigating officer to direct presence of the petitioners on any other day/days and time which the petitioners shall comply.
(iii) In case arrest of the petitioners is recorded, they shall be produced before the jurisdictional magistrate the same day.
(iv) On such production learned magistrate shall release the petitioners on bail on their executing bond for Rs.15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand only) each with two sureties each for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned magistrate and subject to the following conditions:
(a) One of the sureties shall be a close relative of any of the petitioners.
(b) Petitioners shall report to the investigating officer on every alternate Saturday between 03.00 p.m. and 05.00 p.m. for a period of two months or until filing of the final report, whichever is earlier.
(c) Petitioners shall report to the investigating officer as and when required for interrogation.
(d) Petitioners shall not get involved any offence during the period of this bail.
(e) Petitioners shall not intimidate or influence the witnesses.
(v) In case the petitioner violates any of conditions (b) to (e), it is open to the investigating Officer to move the learned magistrate for cancellation of the bail as held in P.K.Shaji v. State of Kerala (AIR 2006 SC 100).
THOMAS P. JOSEPH, JUDGE.
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