IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN FRIDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER 2011 / 18TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 10170 of 2011 CRIME NO.657 OF 2011 OF BEKAL POLICE STATION, KASARAGOD. PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- SAINUDDEEN SHAFI, S/O.SHAFI, AGED 25 YEARS, SAINUDHEEN MANZIL, HADDAD NAGAR, BECKAL KUNNU, PALLIKKARA VILLAGE, P.O.PALLIKKARA, KASARGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.I.V.PRAMOD RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA (S.H.O OF BECKAL POLICE STATION), REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.R.RENJITH THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ Bail Appl. NO.10170 OF 2011 ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 9th day of December, 2011 O R D E R The petitioner had filed B.A.No.9409 of 2011, which was dismissed by the order dated 25.11.2011. For the sake of convenience, the order dated 25.11.2011 is extracted below: “This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is the sold accused in Crime No.657 of 2011 of Bekal Police Station, Kasaragod District. 2. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 363 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 57 of the Kerala Police Act. 3. The prosecution case is that on 27.10.2011, the accused induced the victim girl, aged 15 years, studying in the 10th standard, to go with him in a car. He took the victim to various places and later to Thiruvananthapuram. They stayed in a lodge. The victim was sexually exploited by the petitioner. BAIL APPL. NO.10170 OF 2011 :: 2 :: 4. The petitioner was arrested on 3.11.2011 and he was remanded to judicial custody. 5. The investigation is in progress. If the petitioner is released on bail at this stage, it would adversely affect the proper and smooth investigation of the case. It is also likely that the petitioner would intimidate and influence the witnesses and tamper with evidence. For the aforesaid reasons, the Bail Application is dismissed.” 2. The present Bail Application was filed on 3.12.2011. The investigation is not over. I do not find much change of circumstances warranting grant of bail to the petitioner at this stage. The Bail Application is, accordingly, dismissed. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/