IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 29TH MAY 2008 / 8TH JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3163 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.1367/2008 IN CRIME NO.1230/07 OF ALUVA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.4 ---------------------------------------- RASHEED, S/O AZEEZ, VETTACKAL HOUSE, KODAKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.C.DEVY RESPONDENT: STATE ----------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------- B.A.No.3163 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of May, 2008 ORDER This petition is for bail. 2. Petitioner is the 4th accused in crime No.1230/07 of Aluva Police Station registered under Section 395 IPC. 3. According to the prosecution, the petitioner gave information to the other accused regarding a person who is carrying hawala money from Kozhikode to Ernakulam and hence the other accused waited for the person at Aluva. Petitioner was also present along with them. When the person got out from the bus, they followed him and forced him to get into the car brought by them and took away Rs.2.5 lakhs from him. No complaint was filed by the person who lost the money. But on arrest of A1, he gave confession statement to the police revealing the offence and the involvement of the 4th accused. 4. This petition is opposed. Learned public prosecutor submitted that the petitioner is involved in several other crimes of similar nature. Only A1 and A4 are arrested. The investigation BA No.3163/08 2 police has to trace out the person who lost the money also. In such circumstances, release of the petitioner from custody will adversely affect the investigation, it is submitted. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an LLB student and he is not aware of any of the incident. He is totally innocent of the allegation made. A1 is only his neighbour and he has no connection with him. A1 is already released on bail. 6. Learned public prosecutor submitted that the first accused was released after a long period of custody. But the petitioner is the king pin and his detention is required for a smooth investigation and in such circumstances, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. The petition is dismissed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl