IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 6703 of 2009 CRIME NO.272 OF 2009 OF KANJIRAMKULAM POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- PORUS, S/O. ANTONY, ARAYATHANTHIPURAYIDOM, PALLAM, KARUMKULAM DESOM, KARUMKULAM VILLAGE, NEYYATTINKARA. BY ADV. SRI.R.T.PRADEEP RESPONDENT: --------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PROSECUTION, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.TEKCHAND THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ B.A. NO. 6703 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 18th day of November, 2009 O R D E R This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.272 of 2009 of Kanjiramkulam Police Station. 2. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The date of occurrence was on 15.10.2009. The accused is the father of the victim. The allegation is that while the victim was sleeping on the seashore, the accused poured petrol on him and ignited. The victim sustained serious burn injuries. He was admitted in the hospital. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that though the victim is out of danger, he is still continuing in the hospital as an inpatient. 4. In the facts and circumstances of the case as revealed from B.A. NO. 6703 OF 2009 :: 2 :: the case diary, it may not be proper to release the petitioner at this stage, particularly when the victim is still in the hospital. It is submitted by the learned Public Prosecutor that the life of the victim would be in danger if the petitioner is released on bail. For the aforesaid reasons, the Bail Application is dismissed. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/