Judgment:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE5H DAY OF JUNE201415TH JYAISHTA, 1936 Bail Appl..No. 3916 of 2014 () ------------------------------- CRIME NO. 583/2014 OF KOLLAM EAST POLICE STATION, KOLLAM --------- PETITIONER1ST ACCUSED : ------------------------------------- SULFIKAR @ SULFI, AGED34YEARS, S/O.MUHAMMED IQUBAL, SHAMLA MANZIL, PEOPLE NAGAR-29 MEKANIYIL, VADAKKEVILA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.SUNIL JOSEPH RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT : ------------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM PIN-682 031.REPRESENTING THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOLLAM EAST POLICE STATION, KOLLAM-691 001. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.V.S. SREEJITH THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON0506-2014, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: BP THOMAS P. JOSEPH, J.
----------------------------- Bail Appl.No. 3916 of 2014 () ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of June, 2014 ORDER
Petitioner is the first accused in Crime No.583 of 2014 of the Kollam East Police Station for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii) B of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance act, 1985 for alleged possession of 2.5550 Kgs. of ganja, is in custody from 23.03.2014 and seeks bail. 2.The learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the application. It is submitted that the petitioner was arrested in front of the Fatima Mata National College, Kollam with the contraband. The second accused who sold the contraband is not so far arrested. Petitioner is also involved in two other cases of similar nature. 3.The learned counsel submitted that the petitioner is entitled to get statutory bail. Bail Appl.No. 3916 of 2014 () 2 4.Since the petitioner is in custody from 23.03.2014 and the final report is not so far filed, he is entitled to get statutory bail. The application is allowed as under : I. Petitioner is granted bail in Crime No.583 of 2014 of the Kollam East Police Station and shall be released (if not required to be detained otherwise) on his executing bond for `30,000/- (Rupees thirty thousand only) with three sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the Principal Sessions Judge, Kollam and subject to the following conditions . a. Whether or not he/she has landed property, one of the sureties shall be the father/mother/brother/close Bail Appl.No. 3916 of 2014 () 3 relative of the petitioner. b. Petitioner shall report to the officer investigating Crime No.583 of 2014 of the Kollam East Police Station on every Monday and friday between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. until otherwise ordered by the learned Principal Sessions Judge, concerned. c. Petitioner shall report to the investigating officers 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. f. In case any of condition Nos.(b) to (e) is violated, it is open to the investigating officer to file Bail Appl.No. 3916 of 2014 () 4 application before the learned Principal Sessions Judge for cancellation of the bail granted hereby, as held in P.K.Shaji v.State of Kerala [AIR2006SC100. sd/- THOMAS P. JOSEPH JUDGE AMV /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE