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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, J
RAMESH VELLANKULA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. the petitioner's financial inability to arrange for bail sureties. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. modification of bail conditions to accommodate the petitioner's situation. (Para 4) |
JUDGMENT
Ext.P6 order is under challenge in this original petition.
The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.2/2025 of Cyber Crime Police Station, Kottayam. The offences alleged are punishable under Section 318 (4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023 and Section 66D of the Information Technology Act , 2000. Bail was granted by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Kottayam imposing conditions among other things that the petitioner shall execute a bond for ₹10,00,000/- with two solvent sureties. The petitioner filed an application to relax the said condition. It was dismissed as per Ext.P6 order.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is a delivery boy, a native of Andhra Pradesh and he is not in a position to secure solvent sureties. The learned counsel further submitted that nobody is prepared to stand as surety since the bond amount is ₹10,00,000/-.
4. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the petition stating that
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