IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN FRIDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 16TH MAGHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 569 of 2010() ---------------------------- CRMP.3596/2010 of D.C. & SESSIONS COURT,KOLLAM CRIME NO. 6/2009 OF CHATHANOOR EXCISE RANGE, KOLLAM .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED : --------------------------- SATHEESAN, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O.SIVADASAN, SAJU BHAVAN, PARIPPALLY CHERRY, PARIPPALLY. BY ADVS. SRI. K.SHAJ SRI.SAJJU.S RESPONDENT: --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY SRI. V. TEKCHAND PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T. SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A. No. 569 of 2010 ----------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of February, 2010 O R D E R This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is the accused in Crime No. 6/2009 of Chathannoor Excise Range, Kollam. 2. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. 3. The prosecution case is that on 19/12/2009, the petitioner was found in possession of 1.31 Kgs of ganja. The petitioner was arrested on 19/12/2009 and he was remanded to judicial custody. 4. The learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner is involved in two other cases of similar nature. It is also submitted that in one of those cases, trial is going on. 5. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the offence and the fact that the petitioner is involved in other crimes of similar nature and the fact that the present crime was committed while two other cases B.A. No. 569/2010 2 were pending against him, I do not think that it is proper to release the petitioner on bail at this stage. The Bail Application is accordingly dismissed. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE scm