IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 16TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 27TH MAGHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 707 of 2009() ---------------------------------- CMP.664/2009 of J.M.F.C.-III,TRIVANDRUM CRIME NO.159/03 OF CBCID (SIG I, NARCOTIC AND ECONOMIC OFFENCES CELL) OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM .................... PETITIONER/ ACCUSED : ------------------------------ V.A.JOY @ VARGHESE, S/O.ANTHONY, DOOR NO.1/30-71,WEST HILL, EAST HILL VILLAGE, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT,(VEBLIYAN HOUSE,NEAR R.C.ST. JOSEPHS CHURCH, MELLOOR, MELLOOR VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.C.DEVY RESPONDENT/STATE : -------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE P.PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. -------------------------------- B.A. No.707 OF 2009 -------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of February, 2009 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 420 I.P.C. According to prosecution, petitioner availed of a loan of Rs.50,000/- from the KSFE by producing a forged salary certificate created by second accused for surety on 16.05.2001. 3. Petitioner was arrested on 30.12.2008 and he is in custody for the past about 4 months. This petition is strongly opposed. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioner is involved in 16 other cases of similar nature. He obtained loans from 16 branches of KSFE by producing fake salary certificates created by second accused. The sureties are not so far traced out. Though a crime was registered against petitioner in the year 1999 for similar offences, he repeated similar offence and hence, this is not a fit case to grant bail to petitioner. It is likely that he may abscond and it may also not possible to trace out the sureties, if bail is granted, it is B.A.No.707 of 2009 2 submitted. 4. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that petitioner is on bail in all other cases. On hearing both sides and on going through the order of the learned Magistrate, I am satisfied that it is not fit to grant bail to petitioner at this stage. The petition is dismissed. K.HEMA, JUDGE pac