IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 13TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 24TH MAGHA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 838 of 2007() ---------------------------- CMP.125/2007 of J.M.F.C.,VARKALA .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- ABDUL LAHIM, AGED 64 YEARS, S/O.MUHAMMED HANEEFA, THEKKEVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, NEAR ASAN MEMORIAL SCHOOL, MEL VETTUR DESOM, VETTUR VILLAGE, CHIRAYINKIL TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU RESPONDENTS: STATE ------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.N. SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bail Application NO. 838 of 2007 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated, this the 13th day of February 2007 ORDER Petitioner who is the 2nd accused in Crime No. 190 of 2006 of Varkala Police Station for an offence punishable under Section 489 B and C I.P.C. seeks his enlargement on bail. He was arrested on 4-1-2007. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. The case of the prosecution is that on 28-3-2006 the first accused remitted a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- in the Varkala Branch of the State Bank of Travancore. Out of the said amount 30 notes of Rs. 500/- denominations were found to be fake notes. The first accused was arrested by the police and he confessed that the notes were given to him by the petitioner who is the 2nd accused in this case. The petitioner was arrested on 4-01-2007. His statement to the effect that he got the notes from his sister, was found to be false. 4. Investigation of the case is still in the preliminary stage. Police are probing into the ramification of the racket, if any, and the source of the counterfeit currency. If at this stage of investigation, the petitioner is released on bail, he will taper with the investigation of the case. Accordingly, this application is dismissed. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) B.A. No. 838/07 -:2:- ani.