IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2011 / 1ST POUSHA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 10577 of 2011 CRIME NO.498 OF 2011 OF CHALISSERY POLICE STATION, PALAKKAD. PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- CHAMY,AGED 55 YEARS,S/O.KANDALI, PAROLAPPADI HOUSE,OTTUPPARAKKUNNU, THIRUMITTAKKODU. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHEEP ANKARATH RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT -------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTING CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHALISSERY POLICE STATION,CHALISSERY-679536, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.R.REMA THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ Bail Appl. NO. 10577 OF 2011 ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 22nd day of December, 2011 O R D E R This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.498 of 2011 of Chalissery Police Station, Palakkad District. 2. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 511 of 376 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The victim is aged twelve years. The allegation is that on 2.12.2011 at 2 P.M., while the victim was alone in the house, the defacto complainant, a neighbour, came to the house of the victim and attempted to commit rape. The petitioner was arrested on 12.12.2011 and he was remanded to judicial custody. 4. Investigation is in progress. If the petitioner is released on bail at this stage, there is every likelihood of the witnesses being BAIL APPL. NO.10577 OF 2011 :: 2 :: influenced and intimidated and the evidence being tampered with. I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. For the aforesaid reasons, the Bail Application is dismissed. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/