IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN MONDAY, THE 30TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 6957 of 2009() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.1441/2009 OF KALAMASSERY POLICE STATION PETITIONERS (S): ACCUSED -------------------- 1. KUMARY, AGED 45 YEARS, W/O. THANKARAJ, LAKSHMIPURAM STREET, LAKSHMIPURAM VILLAGE, THANCHAVOOR, TAMILNADU STATE. 2. SWAPNA, AGED 26 YEARS, W/O. BALAN LAKSHMIPURAM STREET, LAKSHMIPURAM VILLAGE, THANCHAVOOR, TAMILNADU STATE. BY ADV. SRI.P.LIJO RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY S.I OF POLICE, KALAMASSERY POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.TEKCHAND THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------------------------- B.A.No.6957 of 2009 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of November, 2009 ORDER This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Petitioners are the accused persons in Crime No.1441 of 2009 of Kalamassery Police Station. 2. The offence alleged against the petitioners is under Section 511 of 379 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The prosecution case is that on 8.10.2009, the accused persons snatched a gold chain belonging to the de facto complainant while she was travelling in a bus. The petitioners were arrested on 8.10.2009 itself and they were remanded to judicial custody. 4. The learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the accused persons belong to Tamil Nadu and their address is to be verified. It is also submitted by the learned Public Prosecutor that the second accused is involved in Crime No.1286/2008 of Aluva Police Station, where she has given her name as Meera. It is submitted that if the petitioners are released on bail at this stage, it would affect the proper investigation of the case. It is BA No. 6957/2009 2 also likely that the petitioners may make themselves scarce. The learned Public Prosecutor also submitted that after completing the investigation, charge was laid in the case on 25.11.2009. 5. The petitioners filed Bail Application No.6446 of 2009 which was dismissed by the order dated 6th November, 2009. 6. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the offence and the submissions made by the learned Public Prosecutor, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners at this stage. However, since the charge is laid, the trial court shall make every endeavour to expedite the trial of the case. The Bail Application is dismissed with the above observation. K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE csl