IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2010 / 20TH JYAISTHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 3470 of 2010() ----------------------------- CMP.2986/2010 of J.M.F.C.-I,ATTINGAL .................... (CRIME NO.307/2010 OF CHIRAYINKEEZHU POLICE STATION) PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- SNIL, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O.SADANANDAN, 'SANIL BHAVAN', THOTTAKKAD DESOM, KARAVARAM VILLAGE, CHIRAYINKEEZHU TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.MANOJ P.KUNJACHAN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHIRAYINKEEZHU POLICE STATION, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J ----------------------- B.A No.3470 OF 2010 -------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of June 2010 ORDER This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 381, 406, 465 and 420 of IPC. According to prosecution, petitioner was working as an employee in Federal Bank and he collected identity cards and photographs of certain customers which were kept in the bank and he used the same to obtain 243 SIM cards for the use in mobile phone and thereby cheated the customers and committed various offences. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that except that the petitioner was having 243 mobile SIM cards, there is no other allegations against him. It is also submitted that some free mobile SIM cards are available and that may be the reason why he was in possession of a huge number of SIM cards. He is in custody for the past 23 days since 18/05/2010, the date on which he was arrested. 4. This petition is opposed. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that investigation is still in progress. It has to be ascertained why the petitioner was keeping in possession huge number of SIM cards that too, by fraudulently obtaining the identity cards and photographs of the customers which were in B.A No.3470 OF 2010 2 the possession of the bank. It is even doubted whether he has any connection with terrorists. 5. On hearing both sides I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. Petition is dismissed. K.HEMA JUDGE vdv