IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2008 / 22ND PHALGUNA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1428 of 2008() ----------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN BA.834/2008 Dated 13/02/2008 CMP.807/2008 of J.M.F.C.-II,NEYYATTINKARA CRIME 37/08 OF PARASSALA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/1ST ACCUSED: ---------------------------------------- KARIM, AGED 51 YEARS, S/O. MUHAMMAD MYDEEN KHAN, FATHIMA MANZIL, KALLUKETTY EDAKKULAM, VILAVANKODU VILLAGE, VILAVANKODU TALUK, KANYAKUMARY DISTRICT FROM SABEENA MANZIL, ANJALIKKONAM,EDICHAKKAPLAMOODU, PARASSALA DESOM, PARASSALA VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU RESPONDENTS: STATE: ------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ADV.SRI.S.U.NAZER THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 1428 OF 2008 E ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 12th day of March, 2008 O R D E R Application for regular bail. Petitioner is at present on the party array as an accused. He faces allegations in a crime registered under section 489 B and C IPC. Four persons had allegedly gone to the mother of the de facto complainant and attempted to purchase her goats by making a payment of an amount of Rs.6,600/- to her. It was suspected that the currency notes handed over were fake currency notes. The de facto complainant, the son of the lady, entertained apprehensions. Three of the four persons ran away and escaped in a car in which they had come. One of them was detained. Police was informed. Crime was registered. Interrogation of the person detained led the police to the petitioner herein. It was confessed that it was the petitioner who had handed over the counterfeit currency notes BA.1428/08 : 2 : to the persons who came to the house of the de facto complainant. On search of the petitioner, three counterfeit currency notes of Rs.500/- denomination were also seized. The incident took place on 14.1.08. The petitioner was arrested on 19.1.08. He continues in custody from that date. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor submits that the investigation is in progress. Final report has not been filed. Investigation was taken over by CBCID on 3.3.08. The present investigator prays for some further time to complete the investigation. The petitioner may not be enlarged on bail at this stage. The investigator shall take all steps to expeditiously complete the investigation, submits the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. I have adverted to the facts in detail in the earlier order dated 13.2.08 in BA.834/08. This order must be read in continuation of the said order. I find merit in the opposition by the learned Public Prosecutor. I am satisfied that the investigator must be given some further time in a serious BA.1428/08 : 3 : crime like this to complete the investigation before the accused person is released on bail. 4. 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 court below for bail again at later stages of the investigation not, at any rate, prior to 26.3.08. The investigator shall, in the meantime, make every endeavour to complete the investigation. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) aks