IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 2ND JUNE 2008 / 12TH JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3490 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 128/2008 OF MAVELIKARA POLICE STATION PETITIONER: ----------------- RAJENDRAN, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O.CHELLAPPAN CHANIVILAYIL, THEVARVATTOM MURI THYKKATTUSSERY VILLAGE, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA BY ADV. SRI.V.S.CHANDRASEKHARAN SMT.PRIYA DEVI.P SMT.LEKSHMI SWAMINATHAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE MAVELIKARA 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM BY P.P.SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 3490 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 2nd day of June, 2008 O R D E R Application for bail. 2. Petitioner is the 4th accused in the crime registered for alleged offences under sections 395, 365 IPC, etc. The incident occurred on 1-3- 2008. According to the prosecution, accused 1, 2 and 12 to 14 conspired to commit the offences and engaged accused 3 to 11, who are professional criminals, to commit the offences. Accused 3 to 11 accordingly went to the house of the defacto-complainant and in his absence, his father was abducted from the defacto-complainant's house, demanded ransom of Rs.25 lakhs and he was kept under illegal custody. It is alleged that the petitioner arranged a room in the hotel to detain the victim and the victim was detained there. The petitioner was arrested on 15-3-2008 and he is in custody since then. An earlier application for bail was rejected. 3. This application is opposed. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that other accused are absconding. Therefore, if the petitioner is granted bail at this stage, it will adversely affect the investigation. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that bail was granted to co-accused by the District Court and also by this Court. But, the BA 3490/08 -2- learned Public Prosecutor denied the statement. Two orders produced in this application only show that the bail applications were dismissed in this crime. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that there is an observation in the order in the bail application that the petitioner will be at liberty to move this Court for bail after 16-5-2008 and hence bail may be granted. The said observation will not give any right to the petitioner to get bail. I am satisfied that this is not a fit case to grant bail at this stage. The application is dismissed. K. HEMA, JUDGE. mn.