IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2007 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1764 of 2007() ----------------------------- CC.1/2007 of J.M.F.C.-II,NEYYATTINKARA CRIME NO.308/06 OF PARASSALA POLICE STATION .................... : PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- MANIKANTAN @ MANI, S/O VELUSWAMY, KUMARAPURAM, KUMARAPURAM CROSS ROAD 43, MADURAI. BY ADV. SRI.C.J.JOY SRI.K.K.VIVEKANANDAN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CRIME NO.308/06 OF PARASSALA POLICE STATION, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 1764 OF 2007 A ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 23rd day of March, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the 2nd accused in Crime No.308/2006 of Parassala Police Station for an offence punishable under section 379 read with section 34 IPC, seeks his enlargement on bail. The occurrence took place on 5.1.2006 during 12 noon when the petitioner is alleged to have snatched the gold chain worn by the defacto complainant after coming on a motor cycle. He was arrested on 2.3.2006 in connection with Crime No.12/06 of the same police station for similar offence. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application submitting, inter alia, that the petitioner is a habitual offender, who is involved in several crimes. The present case is now pending before the JFCM-II, Neyyattinkara as C.C.No.1/2007. I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. This petition is accordingly dismissed with a direction to the said Magistrate to expedite the file of the aforesaid case. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks