COMMON ORDER

1. Applications for regular bail under S.439 of Cr.P.C.

Applicants in the aforesaid applications are accused Nos.6 and 7 respectively in Crime No.525/2020 of Thrissur Medical College Police Station for having allegedly committed offences punishable under Ss.120B,143, 147, 148, 341, 324, 506(ii), 307 and 302 r/w S.149 of I.P.C. and also under S.27 of the Arms Act.

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is this:- On 05th of July 2020 at about 10:00 p.m. the applicants and seven others hatched a conspiracy at the house of the first accused, bearing House No.XII/434 of Varavur Grama Panchayat to murder Sijo, who was the 2nd accused in Crime 355/2019 of Peramangalam Police Station for committing the murder of Shyam and Christo, two associates of the accused, and invited the deceased Sijo to come for a compromise talk. And in consequence of the conspiracy, by about 11:00 P.M. on 5th of July 2020 travelling in two Maruthi Swift cars, they reached the place called ‘Manithara hump’ in Avannur where Sijo was asked to meet them, and lay in wait for him. By about 00.40 hours, on 6/07/2020 when the deceased accompanied by his four friends reached the place on two motorcycles, realising th