✦ Kerala High Court · 19 May 2008

BAIL APPL No. 3170 of 2008 · Kerala High Court

BAIL APPL No. 3170 of 2008RASHID

Case at a glance

Decided
19 May 2008
Bench
RASHID

Outcome

Allowed

The application is allowed as above

Provisions considered

Key paragraphs

  • Para 33. Having regard to the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioners and other circumstances of the case, I am satisfied that this is afit case for grant of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of Palakkayam Forest Station to…
  • Para 55. Petitioners shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail in the meanwhile. If the petitioners commit breach of the above conditions, the bail granted to them shall be liable to be cancelled. The application is allowed as above. (HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE)sp/ B.A.NO.3170/20083

Judgment

HARUN-UL-RASHID, J.----------------------------------------------BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3170 OF 2008----------------------------------------------Dated this the 19th day of May, 2008

O R D E RApplication for anticipatory bail. The petitioners are the accused inO.R.No.1 of 2008 registered by the Deputy Ranger, Palakkayam ForestStation alleging offences punishable under Section 27(1)(e)(iii) and (iv) of the Forest Act, 1961.

2.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learnedPublic Prosecutor.

3.

Having regard to the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioners and other circumstances of the case, I am satisfied that this is afit case for grant of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of Palakkayam Forest Station to release the petitioners on bail for a period of one month in the event of their arrest in connection with the above case on their executing a bond for Rs.25,000/-( Rupees Twenty-five thousand only)each with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the said officer and subject to the following conditions: B.A.NO.3170/200821.Petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officerbetween 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on all Mondays. 2. Petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation as and when required by the InvestigatingOfficer. 3. Petitioners shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall they attempt to tamper with the evidence of the prosecution.

4.

Petitioners shall not commit any offence while on bail.

Operative part

5.

Petitioners shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail in the meanwhile. If the petitioners commit breach of the above conditions, the bail granted to them shall be liable to be cancelled. The application is allowed as above. (HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE)sp/ B.A.NO.3170/20083

Questions this judgment answers

What did the Court decide in this case?

The Court recorded the following disposition: The application is allowed as above

Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?

Forest Act, 1961.

Which court decided this case, and when?

Kerala High Court, on 19 May 2008. The bench was RASHID.

Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case

No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.

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