So far as B.A.No.4293 of 2014 which arises from Crime No.423 of 2014 of the Mannar Police Station is concerned, learned Public Prosecutor submits that the petitioner is not arrayed as an accused. 2. The other applications arise from cases registered by the Haripad, Mavelikkara, Kareelakulangara, Noornadu, Mannar and Pulikeezhu Police for offences punishable either under Sec.392 or Sec.395 of the Indian Penal Code on the allegation that the petitioner and others committed robbery/decoity by forcibly taking away money, mobile phone etc. from the de facto complainants.
3. The Sasthamcotta police registered Crime No.440 of 2014 under Secs.41(1)(d) and 102 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and when the first accused therein was questioned, involvement of the petitioner and others in the aforesaid crimes (except Crime No.423 of 2014 of the Mannar Police Station) was revealed, it is submitted by the learned Public Prosecutor.
4. Learned counsel has requested for bail.
5. I have granted bail to some of the accused involved in the aforesaid crimes having regard to the circumstances including present stage of the case.
6. Having heard both sides, I do not find reason why the same relief should not be extended to the petitioner herein. Hence I am inclined to grant bail but subject to stringent conditions to prevent recurrence of such incidents in future.
The applications are allowed as under:
I B.A.No.4293 of 2014:
In the light of submission of the learned Public Prosecutor that the petitioner is not arrayed as accused in the case, the application is closed leaving it open, if necessary, to the petitioner to move the jurisdictional magistrate in case circumstances warranted that.
II B.A.Nos.4273, 4277, 4279, 4282,
4283, 4284, 4285, 4286, 4292 and 4294 of 2014:
Petitioner is granted bail in the following cases:
(a) Crime No.403 of 2014 of the Haripad Police Station.
(b) Crime Nos.406, 407, 408, 409 and 410 of 2014 of the Mavelikkara Police Station.
(c) Crime Nos.379 of 2014 of the Kareelakulangara Police Station.
(d) Crime No.418 of 2014 of the Noornadu Police Station.
(e) Crime Nos.420 of 2014 of the Mannar Police Station.
(f) Crime No.268 of 2014 of the Pulikeezhu Police Station.
III Petitioner shall be released in the aforesaid crime cases (if not required to be detained in other cases) on his executing bond for `30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand Only) each with two sureties each for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional magistrates concerned 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 officers investigating the respective crime cases as and when required for interrogation.
(c) Petitioner shall not, during the period of this bail get involved in any offence.
(d) Petitioner shall not intimidate or influence the witnesses.
(e) In case of violation of any of condition Nos.(b) to (d), bail granted hereby is liable to be cancelled by moving application before the learned magistrate (until committal of the case if any, and thereafter before the learned Principal Sessions Judge concerned) as held in P.K Shaji Vs. State of Kerala (AIR 2006 SC 100).
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THOMAS P.JOSEPH, JUDGE.
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