IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN FRIDAY, THE 8TH JULY 2011 / 17TH ASHADHA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 5336 of 2011() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.569/2011 OF VALAPAD POLICE STATION, THRISSUR PETITIONER (S): ACCUSED ------------------------------------- ALAMEL, AGED 28 YEARS, W/O.MANI, ANNA NAGAR, ANNA NAGAR COLONY, SALEM, TAMIL NADU. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT RESPONDENT(S): STATE ----------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.V.MANU THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A.No.5336 of 2011 --------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of July, 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.569 of 2011 of Valapad Police Station, Thrissur District. 2. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 511 of Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The prosecution case is the following : On 22.6.2011, the de facto complainant, Principal of an educational institution, was returning from Guruvayoor in a bus. She was having a purse containing ` 10,000/-. The petitioner was sitting by her side. While the de facto complainant was about to alight from the bus, a school girl told the de facto complainant that the petitioner had taken the purse from the possession of the BA 5336/2011 2 de facto complainant. The de facto complainant made a hue and cry. At that time, the petitioner/accused threw away the purse to the foot board of the bus. The petitioner was apprehended by the fellow passengers and the matter was informed to the police. The police arrested the petitioner and she was produced before court. The petitioner is in judicial custody since 22.6.2011. 4. The learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner belongs to Tamil Nadu and if she is released on bail, she would make herself scarce. It is also submitted that similar incidents take place every now and then and there is an organised gang behind such activities. The learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the charge sheet was filed in the case on 30.6.2011. 5. Since the investigation is over and the charge sheet is laid, and also taking note of the facts and circumstances of the case, I do not think it is safe to release the petitioner on bail at this stage. The case shall be tried at the earliest. If the trial does not take place within a reasonable time, the petitioner would be BA 5336/2011 3 entitled to apply before the learned Magistrate for regular bail and such application shall be considered by the learned Magistrate in accordance with law. For the aforesaid reasons, the Bail Application is dismissed, with the above observations. K.T.SANKARAN JUDGE csl