Venugopal v. The State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.HARIPRASAD WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2015/11TH BHADRA, 1937 Bail Appl..No. 5157 of 2015 () ------------------------------- CRIME NO. 703/2015 OF KODUNGALLOOR POLICE STATION, TRISSUR DISTRICT ------------------- PETITIONER :

---------------------- VENUGOPAL AGED 47 YEARS, S/O.MADHAVAN, KODARA HOUSE, NEAR SAWHRIDAYA COLLEGE MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR.

BY ADVS.SRI.DINNY THOMAS SRI.JAISHANKAR V. NAIR SRI.ALBERT V. JOHN RESPONDENT :

------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-682 031.

BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C. RASHEED THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02-09-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Mn

A.HARIPRASAD, J.

------------------------------------------------ B.A No.5157 of 2015 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 2nd day of September, 2015.

O R D E R

Application for bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. 2.

Petitioner is the accused in crime No.703/2015 of Kodungalloor Police Station registered for offence punishable under Section 302 I.P.C.

3.

Case against the petitioner is that on 24-03-2015 during night the petitioner quarrelled with his wife and kicked her on abdomen causing fatal injury. Petitioner was arrested on 26-03-2015.

4.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor.

5.

Considering the stage of investigation and the fact that the petitioner is not involved in any other offence earlier, I find that bail can be granted to the petitioner with following conditions :

1. The petitioner shall be released on bail on executing a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate having jurisdiction.

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2. The sureties shall produce documents to establish their identity and solvency. The learned trial Judge need not insist on the solvency certificate, but other documents can also be perused to find out whether the sureties are solvent or not.

3. The petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer on all Sundays between 10.00 and 11.00 a.m for a period of three months.

4. The petitioner shall not indulge in any offence while on bail.

5. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the witnesses or meddle with the investigation in any manner.

If any of the above conditions is breached by the petitioner, the learned Magistrate is free to cancel bail without referring the matter to this Court.

Sd/- A.HARIPRASAD, amk JUDGE.

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