IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT FRIDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2008 / 14TH POUSHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 8062 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRMP.4329/2007 of DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD .................... CRIME NO.146/07 OF KONGAD POLICE STATION PETITIONER/9TH ACCUSED: ----------------------------- K.B.BINOY, S/O.BABY, AGED 30, KUTTIKADAN HOUSE, KAKKATHURUTTHY, IRINJALAKUDA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR) SRI.K.RAVI (PARIYARATH) RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KONGAD POLICE STATION, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.U.NAZER THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J. ---------------------- B.A.No.8062 of 2007 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of January 2008 O R D E R Application for regular bail. The petitioner is the eleventh accused. Altogether there are 18 accused persons. They face allegations for offence punishable inter alia under Section 395 I.P.C. The crux of the allegations is that on 21/5/2004, the victim who was carrying hawala money with him was attacked by all the accused persons who went after the de facto complainant in two vehicles and robbed him of an amount of Rs.38,00,000/- which he was carrying. The miscreants shared the booty. The petitioner was one of those who went in those cars, chased the victim and committed robbery. The petitioner was arrested on 4/11/2007. In fact, the victim had not filed any complaint. After the arrest of the first accused on 22/7/2007 in some other crimes, his confession statement was recorded and this crime was accordingly registered. Investigation has been conducted. The complicity of the petitioner has been revealed now. Investigation is not yet complete. The petitioner continues in custody from 4/11/2007. B.A.No.8062/07 2 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays that the petitioner may now be granted regular bail, he having remained in custody from 4/11/2007. 3. The learned Public Prosecutor opposes the application. Investigation is not complete. All the accused have not been arrested yet. Investigators in a serious crime like this may be given reasonable further time to complete the investigation, prays the learned Public Prosecutor. 4. Having considered all the relevant inputs, I find merit in the opposition by the learned Public Prosecutor. Investigators in a serious crime like this are entitled to reasonable further time to complete the investigation. 5. In the result, this petition is dismissed. However, I may hasten to observe that the petitioners shall be at liberty to move this court or the Sessions court for bail again at later stages of the investigation not, at any rate, prior to 18/01/2008. The investigating officer shall, in the meantime, make every endeavour to complete the investigation. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) jsr B.A.No.8062/07 3 B.A.No.8062/07 4 R.BASANT, J. CRL.M.CNo. ORDER 21ST DAY OF MAY2007