Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE KAUSER EDAPPAGATH FRIDAY, THE 30TH DAY OF APRIL 2021 / 10TH VAISAKHA, 1943 Bail Appl..No.3215 OF 2021 CRIME NO.629/2020 OF CHERANELLOOR POLICE STATION , ERNAKULAM PETITIONER/ACCUSED: UNNIKRISHNAN AGED 38 YEARS S/O BHARATHAN, MAROTTIKKAL HOUSE, VAYANASALA ROAD, VISHNUPURAM, CHERANELLOOR, PRESENTLY IN CUSTODY AS RP NO.3909 AT DISTRICT JAIL, KAKKANAD BY ADV. SRI.MANJU ANTONEY RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:
STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, CHERANELLOOR POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MS. SREEJA V. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30.04.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Dated this the 30th day of April 2021 This is an application filed u/s 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure seeking regular bail.
2. The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.629/2020 of Cheranalloor Police Station, Ernakulam. The offence alleged is under Section 302 of IPC.
3. The prosecution case in short is that on 15/10/2020, at 7.00
p.m, the petitioner hacked his own father with a machete and caused his death at his house situated at Karuppan Vayanasala Road, Vishnupuram, Cheranalloor Village and thereby committed the offence.
4. Heard both sides and perused the case diary.
5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the
petitioner is absolutely innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submitted that there are no materials to connect the petitioner with the alleged crime and hence he is entitled to get bail. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the bail application. He contended that the alleged incident occurred as a part of the intentional criminal acts of the petitioner and if the petitioner is released on bail at this stage, it would affect the course of investigation.
6. Perusal of the case diary would reveal that prima facie there are materials on record to connect the petitioner with the crime. However, the petitioner was remanded to judicial custody on
been filed. Hence, I do not find any reason to hold that the continued detention of the petitioner is required for any purpose. For all these reasons, the petitioner is entitled to be released on bail on conditions. In the result, the application is allowed on the following conditions:-
(i) The petitioner shall be released on bail on executing a bond for `1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) with two solvent sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Magistrate/Court.
(ii) The petitioner shall not commit any offence of like nature while on bail.
(iii) The petitioner shall not make any attempt to contact any of
the prosecution witnesses, directly or through any other person, or any other way try to tamper with the evidence or influence any witnesses or other persons related to the investigation.
(iv) The petitioner shall not leave State of Kerala without the permission of the trial Court. Sd/- DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH kp True copy JUDGE P.A. To Judge