IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Bail Appl..No. 5885 of 2008()
1. RUPAN, S/O CHINNARAJ,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. RANGE OFFICER, MALAKAPPARA FOREST RANGE
... Respondent
2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY
For Petitioner :SRI.M.H.HANIL KUMAR
For Respondent :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
The Hon'ble MRS. Justice K.HEMA
Dated :22/09/2008
O R D E R
K. HEMA, J.
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Bail Appl.No. 5885 of 2008
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Dated this the 22nd day of September, 2008.
ORDER
Petition for bail.
2. The alleged offences are under Sections 2(1), 2(16), 9,
31, 39, 40, 43, 50 and 51 of Wild Life Protection Act. According to
prosecution, a leopard was killed in Valpara Forest Division in Tamil
Nadu.
Petitioner is the 3rd accused. He was arrested on 21.8.2008
and he is in custody since then. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted
that the petitioner’s involvement was revealed with the arrest of the
first accused. It is also submitted that A1 and A3 were arrested in the
crime and involvement of other accused is suspected. The petitioner
belongs to Tamil Nadu and hence stringent conditions may be imposed
while granting bail.
Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms
and conditions:
i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- with two
solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of
the learned Magistrate. The sureties shall be local sureties.
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iii) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on
every Monday and Thursday between 10 A.M. and 1 P.M.
until further orders.
iv) Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the Forest range
within which crime is registered except with the prior
permission of the learned Magistrate concerned.
v) Petitioner shall not influence or intimidate any witness or
tamper with evidence and in case of breach of this
condition, bail is liable to be cancelled.
Petition is allowed.
K. HEMA, JUDGE.
Krs.