IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH OCTOBER 2011 / 27TH ASWINA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 8238 of 2011 CRIME NO.1555 OF 2011 OF NEYYATTINKARA POLICE STATION. PETITIONER: 4TH ACCUSED ------------------------------- SHAMSUDEEN,S/O.MEERA SAHIB, PLAVILA PUTHENVEEDU, T.B JUNCTION, KADAVATTAROM DESOM, NEYYATTINKARA VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.G.SUDHEER RESPONDENT: STATE -------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.T.K.RANJITH THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ Bail Appl. NO. 8238 OF 2011 ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 19th 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 petitioner is accused No.4 in Crime No.1555 of 2011 of Neyyattinkara Police Station. 2. The offences alleged against the accused are under Sections 354, 377 and 376 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The victim is a minor girl studying in 6th standard. The allegation is that the petitioner committed the offence under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner was arrested on 17.9.2011 and he was remanded to judicial custody. 4. The investigation is in progress. If the petitioner is released on bail at this stage, it would adversely affect the proper investigation BAIL APPL. NO. 8238 OF 2011 :: 2 :: of the case. It is most likely that he would influence and intimidate the prosecution witnesses and tamper with the evidence. For the aforesaid reasons, the Bail Application is dismissed. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/