IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 6TH DECEMBER 2011 / 15TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 9896 of 2011 CRIME NO.420 OF 2011 OF VALLIKUNNAM POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA. PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- ABHILASH,AGED 31 YEARS, S/O.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, MUTHOLATHU KIZHAKKATHIL, MEENATHU MURI, VALLIKUNNAM VILLAGE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JAYAN V.EAPEN SRI.PRASAD CHANDRAN RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM 682 031. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT.HYMA THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ Bail Appl. NO. 9896 OF 2011 ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 6th 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.420 of 2011 of Vallikunnam Police Station, Alappuzha District. 2. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The prosecution case is that on 17.10.2011 at about 9 A.M., while the victim girl studying in the I standard went to the toilet of the school, she was sexually abused by the accused, who is the son of the cook employed in the school. The petitioner was arrested on 22.10.2011 and he was remanded to judicial custody. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. I have also perused the case diary. BAIL APPL. NO.9896 OF 2011 :: 2 :: 5. The investigation is in progress. If the petitioner is released on bail at this stage, it would adversely affect the proper investigation of the case. It is most likely that the petitioner would intimidate and influence the witnesses and tamper with the evidence. For the aforesaid reasons, the Bail Application is dismissed. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/