IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 15TH DECEMBER 2011 / 24TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 10255 of 2011() ------------------------------ CMP.4227/2011 of J.M.F.C.-III,TRIVANDRUM CRIME NO.1567 OF 2011 OF THAMPANOOR POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DT. .................... PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED: ------------------------------------------- THOMAS, S/O.GABRIEL, KIZHAKKANKARA PUTHEN VEEDU, PARANKIMAVILA, MANCHUVILAKOM, NADAVOOR KOLLA DESOM, KOLLAYIL VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.G.SUDHEER RESPONDENT(S): STATE: --------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. BY P.P.SRI.K.K.RAJEEV THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------------- B.A.No.10255 OF 2011 --------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of December, 2011 ORDER This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is accused No.2 in Crime No.1567 of 2011 of Thampanoor Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram District. 2.The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 489-B read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3.The prosecution case is that on 12.11.2011 at 9 A.M, accused No.1 handed over two sample fake currency notes of the denomination of Rs.1000/- and Rs.500/- to accused No.2, near a hotel at Thampanoor, pursuant to an agreement between them that accused No.1 would handover counterfeit currency notes for Rs.50,000/- to accused No.2, on exchange of genuine currency notes for Rs.25,000/-. B.A.No. 10255 OF 2011 2 4. The petitioner was arrested on 12.11.2011 and he was remanded to judicial custody. 5. The investigation is at the initial stage. The learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the investigation was handed over to Crime Branch. It is submitted that the source of the counterfeit current notes is to be traced out. 6. If the petitioner is released on bail at this stage, it would adversely affect the proper and smooth investigation of the case. As submitted by the learned Public Prosecutor, the source of the counterfeit currency notes is to be found out. Detailed investigation is required. The investigation is time consuming, taking into account the nature of the crime. For the aforesaid reasons, the Bail Application is dismissed. K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE cms