IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD JUNE 2009 / 13TH JYAISHTA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 2920 of 2009() ------------------------------------ CRIME NO.83/2009 OF POOVAR POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NOS. 2 AND 3: ------------------------------------------------------ 1. LEELA BAI, AGED 45 YEARS, D/O. ESTHER, PANJAKKALA VEEDU, ARUMANOOR DESOM, THIRUPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. WILLS, S/O. ISSAC, AGED 57 YEARS, PANJAKKAALA VEEDU, ARUMANOOR DESOM, THIRUPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.MOHAMMED AL RAFI RESPONDENT: --------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. SRI. M.S. BREEZ, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T. SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A. No. 2920 of 2009 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 3rd day of June, 2009 O R D E R This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal procedure. The petitioners are the accused Nos. 2 and 3 in Crime No. 83/2009 of Poovar Police Station. 2. The offences alleged against the petitioners are under Sections 420, 465, 468 & 471 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The prosecution case is that the accused persons presented forged demand drafts and cheques allegedly issued by foreign bank and got credited a huge amount of more than Rs.59 lakhs. Immediately thereafter, a major portion of the amount was withdrawn by the 5th accused. Later it was found that the instruments were forged. A complaint was filed by the State Bank of Travancore. The petitioners were arrested on 19/04/2009. They are in judicial custody. 4. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the B.A. No. 2920/2009 2 case, gravity of the offence and the nature of the investigation required, I do not think that the petitioners can be released on bail at present. The Bail Application is accordingly dismissed. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE scm