IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH MARCH 2007 / 23RD PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 1536 of 2007() ----------------------------- CMP.2540/2006 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, KOTHAMANGALAM CRIME NO.544/2006 OF KOTHAMANAGALAM POLICE STATION. .................... PETITIONER --------------- BIJU @ ACID BIJU, AGED 30, S/O.VARGHESE, MANKUZHIKUNNEL HOUSE, NELLIMATTOM KARA, KOTHAMANGALAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.RAJESH RESPONDENT: --------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, P.N.SUKUMARAN. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/03/2007, ALONG WITH BA.1539 AND 1544/07 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. Nos.1536, 1539 and 1544 OF 2007 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 14th day of March, 2007 O R D E R The common petitioner in these three applications for regular bail is the first accused in Crime No.544/06 of Kothamangalam Police Station for offences punishable under sections 457, 380 and 414 read with section 34 IPC, Crime No.20/06 of Kottapady Police Station for offences punishable under sections 457, 461, 380 and 414 read with section 34 IPC and Crime No.394/06 of Kothamangalam Police Station for offences punishable under sections 457, 380 and 414 read with section 34 IPC. The petitioner was arrested on 27.11.2006 in Crime No.544/06 and his formal arrest was recorded on 1.12.06 in the other two cases. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. This court as per Annexure-AIII common order dated 13.2.07 in B.A.Nos.706, 713 and 726 of 2007 had declined to grant bail to the petitioner noting, inter alia, that he was an accused in two other similar crimes as well and was convicted for the same offence in another case. Such being the position, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. These petitions are accordingly dismissed with a direction to the appropriate trial courts to expedite the trial in which the petitioner figures as an accused. Communicate copy of this order to the respective trial courts. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks