Court modified bail conditions based on the petitioner's inability to secure sureties due to financial constraints.

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 the allegation against the petitioner is that he had misappropriated ₹1,64,00,141/-. However, the fact remains that the petitioner was granted bail as early as on 10.9.2025. But he could not be released so far. In these circumstances, the bond amount is reduced to ₹3,00,000/-. However, the petitioner shall offer solvent sureties.

The original petition is disposed of.