IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 23RD KARTHIKA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 6909 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 756/07 OF HILL PALACE STATION CRMP.3928/2007 of ADDL.C.J.M., ERNAKULAM .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2 ---------------------------------------- JEO,S/O.GEORGE, PUTHIYAPRAMBIL HOUSE THODUPUZHA DESOM, MANAKKADU. BY ADV. SRI.MANSOOR.B.H. SMT.P.B.WAHIDA RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT AND STATE ---------------------------------- 1. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, HILL PALACE POLICE STATION, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT ERNAKULAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA,REP. BY PUBLIC POROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 6909 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 14th day of November, 2007 O R D E R Application for regular bail. The petitioner is the second accused. Altogether there are four accused persons. They were found at 1.30 a.m. on 15.10.2007 under suspicious circumstances. All of them were arrested. The petitioner continues in custody from 15.10.2007. All the accused have shady criminal antecedents. It is the case of the prosecution that the accused were members belonging to wandering group of persons associated for habitually committing theft. Investigation is in progress. Their involvement in other cases have also been revealed. The petitioner has been arrested in such other case also. Investigation in this case is not complete. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that further detention of the petitioner is not necessary and he may now be enlarged on bail. B.A.No. 6909 of 2007 2 3. The learned Prosecutor opposes the application. Considering the nature and circumstances of the case and criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the Investigators may be given some further time to complete the investigation, submits the learned Prosecutor. 4. Having considered all the relevant inputs, I find merit in the opposition by the learned Prosecutor. I am satisfied that the Investigators must be given sufficient time to complete the investigation. 4. This application is, in these circumstance, dismissed. But I may hasten to observe that the petitioner shall be at liberty to move this court or the courts below for bail again at a later stage of the investigation, not at any rate, prior to 28.11.2007. The Investigators shall, in the meantime, make every endeavour to complete the investigation. (R. BASANT) Judge tm