IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JULY 2011 / 22ND ASHADHA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 5543 of 2011() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.360/11 OF KATTAKKADA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED ------------------------------------------ AJI, D/O.JANARDHANAN, SAJU BHAVAN KATTAKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.SARIN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.TEKCHAND THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A.No.5543 of 2011 --------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of July, 2011 O R D E R This is an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is accused No.2 in Crime No.360 of 2011 of Kattakkada Police Station. 2. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 143, 147, 148, 294(b), 323 and 308 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The prosecution case is that on 21.4.2011, at 11.15 P.M., while the de facto complainant, a contractor, tried to unload a road roller with the help of some employees, the accused persons came to the spot and demanded ` 10,000/- for allowing the unloading of the road roller. The de facto complainant refused to give the amount. Thereupon the BA 5543/2011 2 accused persons attacked the de facto complainant and caused injuries on him. 4. The allegations levelled against the accused are serious in nature. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. If anticipatory bail is granted, it would adversely affect the proper investigation of the case. For the aforesaid reasons, the Bail Application is dismissed. K.T.SANKARAN JUDGE csl