IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 6TH AUGUST 2009 / 15TH SRAVANA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 4204 of 2009 CRIME NO.50 OF 2008 OF KOODAL POLICE STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA. PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1 --------------------------------------- RAJENDRAN @ GAS RAJENDRAN, SON OF SADASIVAN, A.R.HOUSE @ RAJALAYAM, KARIMAMPUZHA, PONUKUNNOOR MURI, KOTTARAKKARA VILLAGE, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.ROY THOMAS (PATHANAMTHITTA) SRI.SHIBU JOSEPH RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KONNY. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ B.A. NO. 4204 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 6th August, 2009 O R D E R This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is accused No.1 in Crime No.50 of 2008 of Koodal Police Station in Pathanamthitta District. 2. The offence alleged against the petitioner and other accused is under Section 379 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The prosecution case is that on 29.2.2008, the accused persons committed theft of a Scorpio car. The petitioner was detained in Coimbatore jail in connection with another theft case. The formal arrest of the petitioner in the present case was recorded on 22.6.2009. 4. It is submitted by the learned Public Prosecutor that the petitioner is involved in several other theft cases. The investigation B.A. NO. 4204 OF 2009 :: 2 :: of the case is not over. If the petitioner is released on bail, he will make himself scarce. In respect of the incident in February, 2008, his arrest could be recorded only in June, 2009. I do not think that the petitioner can be released on bail at this stage. The Bail Application is accordingly dismissed. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/