IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2008 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1316 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.48/2008 OF EDACHERY POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2 ---------------------------------------- RASHEED, S/O.KUNHAMMED, AGED 28 YEARS, NELLOLI HOUSE, AZHIYOOR AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.LATHA PRABHAKARAN SRI.K.M.JAMALUDHEEN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT-STATE ------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. Nos. 1316 F and 1336 B OF 2008 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 4th day of March, 2008 O R D E R These applications are for regular bail. Petitioners are accused Nos.2, 4 and 5 in a crime registered alleging offences punishable, inter alia, under sections 153A and 452 IPC. The petitioners are allegedly activists of an organisation, members of which had allegedly trespassed into the residential houses of the de facto complainants. They had allegedly indulged in acts of violence, mischief and threat after trespassing into the houses. The alleged incident took place on 24.1.08. The petitioners were arrested/surrendered on 31.1.08 and 15.2.08. They continue in custody from that date. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners prays that the petitioners, who have remained in custody for a long time by now, may be enlarged on bail. 3. The learned Public Prosecutor opposes the application. He submits that the petitioners are involved in many other similar offences on the same date and a serious BA.1316&1336/08 : 2 : view is liable to be taken in respect of the petitioners. Release of the petitioners on bail at this early stage would hamper the investigation and would also upset the law and order situation in the locality, submits the learned Public Prosecutor. 4. Having considered all the relevant inputs, I find merit in the opposition of the learned Public Prosecutor. I am not persuaded to grant regular bail to the petitioners at this early stage. Investigators in a serious crime like this are certainly entitled to further time to complete the investigation. 5. In the result, this petition is dismissed. I may hasten to observe that the dismissal of this petition will not fetter the rights of the petitioners to approach this court for regular bail again at later stages of the investigation not, at any rate, prior to 18/03/2008. The investigators shall, in the meantime, make every endeavour to complete the investigation. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) aks