IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 10TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 19TH KARTHIKA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 8916 of 2011() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.285/11 OF THRIKKUNNAPPUZHA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER : ACCUSED NO.1 ----------------------------------- VIPIN,AGED 22 YEARS, S/O.SATHYAN,NATTUTHOTTIL VEETTIL, RAMANCHERI MURI,ARATTUPUZHA VILLAGE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.G.RAJEEVKUMAR SRI.B.RENJITHKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT ------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, THRIKUNNAPPUZHA POLICE STATION IN ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT,THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.R.RENJITH THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A.No.8916 of 2011 --------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of November, 2011 O R D E R This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is accused No.1 in Crime No.285 of 2011 of Thrikkunnappuzha Police Station, Alappuzha District. 2. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Section 376(f) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 23 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act. 3. The prosecution case is that on 23.9.2011, the accused, who is a distant relative of the victim, forcibly took the victim to the house of his mother's sister and committed rape. The victim is only aged 11½ years who is studying in the sixth standard. The petitioner was arrested on 26.9.2011 and he was remanded to judicial custody. BA 8916/11 2 4. The investigation is going on. If the petitioner is released on bail at this stage, it is most likely that he would intimidate and influences the witnesses and tamper with the evidence. I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. The Bail Application is accordingly dismissed. K.T.SANKARAN JUDGE csl