IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN MONDAY, THE 17TH AUGUST 2009 / 26TH SRAVANA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 4054 of 2009 CRIME NO.365 OF 2009 OF OTTAPPALAM POLICE STATION CMP.1872/2009 of DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD PETITIONER: ------------------- P.R.VIJAY,AGED 25 YEARS,S/O.RAVEENDRAN, PUTHIRUKADU HOUSE,NAGARIPURAM-MANNUR, OTTAPPALAM. BY ADV. DR.GEORGE ABRAHAM RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. 2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, OTTAPPALAM POLICE STATION,OTTAPPALAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.RAVEENDRA BABU THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ B.A. NO. 4054 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 17th August, 2009 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.1 in Crime No.365 of 2009 of Ottappalam Police Station. 2. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 143, 147, 148, 324, 342, 308 and 435 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. I have perused the case diary. 4. It is submitted by the learned Public Prosecutor that there were series of incidents on account of the communal violence and several crimes have been registered. Anticipatory bail was not granted in any of these cases. Some of the accused persons were arrested, while some of them are absconding. 5. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the B.A. NO. 4054 OF 2009 :: 2 :: case, the nature of the offence, the injury sustained and other circumstances, I do not think that this is a fit case where anticipatory bail can be granted to the petitioner. The Bail Application is accordingly dismissed. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/