IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN FRIDAY, THE 30TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 8TH ASWINA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 7887 of 2011 CRIME NO.365 OF 2011 OF KANNAPURAM POLICE STATION, KANNUR PETITIONERS : ACCUSED: ------------------------------- 1. SABITHA,W/O.MUNIYANDI, AGED 30 YEARS,COOLIE WORKER, MARAPETTA,NEAR MARIYAMMAN KOVIL, POLLACHI,TAMILNADU. 2. KALPANA, W/O.VELPANDY,AGED 26,COOLIE WORKER, MARAPETTA,NEAR MARIYAMMAN KOVIL, POLLACHI,TAMILNADU. BY ADV. SRI.P.NARAYANAN RESPONDENT: --------------- STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KANNAPURAM POLICE STATION, REP BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.V.TEKCHAND THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ Bail Appl. NO. 7887 OF 2011 ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 30th day of September, 2011 O R D E R This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioners are the accused persons in Crime No.365 of 2011 of Kannapuram Police Station, Kannur District. 2. The offence alleged against the petitioners is under Section 393 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The prosecution case is that on 6.8.2011 at 9.50 A.M., the accused persons attempted to snatch the gold chain of the de facto complainant. The gold chain is her 'Thali chain', weighing 2.5 sovereigns of gold. The de facto complainant made a hue and cry and the local people at the scene of occurrence apprehended the accused and informed the police. The police came to the spot and the accused were arrested. BAIL APPL. NO.7887 OF 2011 :: 2 :: 4. The petitioners/accused belong to Tamil Nadu. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the accused belong to a racket involved in similar offences. Learned Public Prosecutor also submitted that after completing investigation, charge sheet was filed and the case is now pending as C.C.No.489 of 2011 on the file of the Court of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class I, Kannur. 5. Taking into account the nature and gravity of the offence, the fact that the petitioners have no permanent address in the State of Kerala and that they are likely to abscond if bail is granted to them, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. The charge sheet having been filed, the trial of the case can be expedited. There will be a direction to the Court of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class I, Kannur to expedite the trial of the case, taking into account the fact that the petitioners are in judicial custody. For the aforesaid reasons, the Bail Application is dismissed. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/