IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN FRIDAY, THE 16TH APRIL 2010 / 26TH CHAITHRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 2164 of 2010() ----------------------------- CRMP.1705/2010 of J.M.F.C.,KUNNAMKULAM .................... (CRIME NO.274/2010 OF KUNNAMKULAM POLICE STATION) PETITIONER: -------------------- BABU,S/O.RAHAMATHULLA, PAYYAMPILLI HOUSE, ANDATHODU, PERIYAMBALAM DESOM, PUNNAYOORKULAM VILLAGE. BY ADVS. SRI.VELLAYANI SUNDARARAJU, SMT.P.MEENAKUMARI, SRI.SUNIL.M.KARANI. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.J.MOHAMMED ANSAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/04/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V.K. MOHANAN, J. ---------------------------------------- Bail Application No.2164 of 2010 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of April, 2010 O R D E R This is an application for regular bail filed by the petitioner, who is accused in Crime No. 274/2010 of Kunnamkulam Police Station, in which offences under Section 376(g) of C.P.C. is involved. 2. The prosecution case is that, the petitioner is the proprietor of a video shop named SA-AS Communications, Mazhuvancherry. The decato complainant was working as a sales girl in the Joy Alukkas Show room, Kollam. She became friendly with the petitioner on visiting his shop how and then and the petitioner borrowed money from the defacto complainant. The petitioner and 4 others have committed rape to the defacto complainant between 30.8.2008 to 28.1.2010. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and also the learned Public Prosecutor. B.A.No.2164 of 2010 -:2:- 5. The petitioner is arrested only on 3.3.2010. The investigation in this case is in progress. Considering the nature of the offences involved in the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage, especially since the release of the petitioner at this stage is likely to affect the investigation adversely and there is no guarantee that he would not influence the witnesses and interfere with the investigation. In the result, there is no merit in the petition for bail and accordingly, the same is dismissed. V.K.MOHANAN, JUDGE ami/