IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 28TH JULY 2011 / 6TH SRAVANA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 5976 of 2011() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.391/2011 OF KAREELAKULANGARA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER (S): ACCUSED NO.1 ----------------------------- REJANEESH, AGED 28 YEARS, S/O.RAMACHANDRAN PILLA, PUTHEN VEETTIL, VALIYAKUZHI MURI, CHEPPAD VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.S.SHANAVAS KHAN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.V.MANU THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A.No.5976 of 2011 --------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of July, 2011 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.391 of 2011 of Kareelakulangara Police Station, Alappuzha District. 2. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 511 of Section 376 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The prosecution case is the following : The de facto complainant was returning from temple. At that time, the Maruti Omni Van driven by the first accused came by her side and the first accused tried to pull her into the van. It is alleged that the first accused stated in obscene words his desire to have sex with the de facto complainant. Two persons were sitting in the rear seat. The de facto complainant made a hue BA 5976/2011 2 and cry. People came to the scene of occurrence. At that time, the Maruti van was driven away by the accused persons. 4. The petitioner was arrested on 11.7.2011. It is submitted by the learned Public Prosecutor that the other accused persons have not been arrested. If the petitioner is released on bail at this stage, it is most likely that he would try to intimidate the witnesses and tamper with the evidence. For the aforesaid reasons, the Bail Application is dismissed. K.T.SANKARAN JUDGE csl