Kerala High Court
Manoj vs State Of Kerala on 7 November, 2008
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Bail Appl..No. 6670 of 2008()
1. MANOJ
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA
... Respondent
For Petitioner :SRI.BIJU BALAKRISHNAN For Respondent :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Hon'ble MRS. Justice K.HEMA Dated :07/11/2008
O R D E R
K.HEMA, J.
--------------------------------------------- B.A.No.6670 of 2008
--------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th November, 2008 O R D E R
This petition is for bail.
2. The alleged offences are under Sections 328 and 380 IPC. According to prosecution, petitioner misappropriated himself to be a doctor, who treats senior citizens and administered sedative on persons who approached him and when they were under sedation, he committed theft of gold ornaments belonging to those persons.
3. Petitioner was arrested in this case on 18.8.2008. He is in custody for the past 80 days. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that petitioner is a tailor by profession and the case is falsely foisted against him.
4. Learned public prosecutor submitted that he has committed various other crimes of similar nature and the recovery of stolen articles were also effected through him. However, he has no objection in granting bail by imposing stringent conditions, it is submitted. BA No.6670/2008 2
5. On hearing both sides, I find that bail can be granted on stringent conditions.
Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions.
(i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned. (ii) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every alternate day between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders.
(iii) Petitioner shall not leave the limits of police station within which the crime is registered except with prior permission of learned Magistrate. (iv) Petitioner shall not influence or intimidate any witness or commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled.
The petition is allowed.
K.HEMA, JUDGE
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