Surej.S. vs State Of Kerala

Dr. Kauser Edappagath, J

This is an application filed u/s 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure seeking pre-arrest bail.

The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.10/2023 of Adoor Police Station. The offence alleged is punishable under Section 326 of the IPC.

The prosecution case in short is that, on 22.12.2022 between 12.00 pm and 1.00 pm, the petitioner assaulted his classmate Abhijith with an unknown object whereby the tooth of Abhijith were dislocated and thereby committed the offences.

Heard both sides and perused the case diary.

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. She 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.

The petitioner and the defacto complainant are students of the Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Elamannoor. The petitioner is aged 18 years old. The alleged incident took place in the class room. There is no specific allegation as to what is the weapon used. The father of the injured gave F.I.S. In the F.I.S., it is stated that, an unknown object was used. But in the statement of the classmates, there is no reference to usage of any weapon. The petitioner has no criminal antecedents. Considering the allegations levelled against the petitioner, the custodial interrogation of the petitioner does not appear to be necessary. For all these reasons, the petitioner is entitled to pre-arrest bail on conditions.

In the result, the application is allowed on the following conditions:-

(i) The petitioner shall be released on bail in the event of his arrest 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 arresting officer/investigating officer, as the case may be.

(ii) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the investigation, including subjecting himself to the deemed police custody for the purpose of discovery, if any, as and when demanded.

(iii) The petitioner shall appear before the investigating officer between 10.00 a.m and 11.00 a.m on every Saturday until further orders. The petitioner shall also appear before the investigating officer as and when required by him.

(iv) The petitioner shall not commit any offence of like nature while on bail.

(v) 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.

(vi) The petitioner shall not leave the State of Kerala without the permission of the trial Court.