IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 29TH OCTOBER 2010 / 7TH KARTHIKA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 6561 of 2010() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.375/2010 OF NEDUMKANDAM POLICE STATION CMP.4732/2010 of J.M.F.C.,NEDUMKANDOM .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- SALIM, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O.MOHAMMEDALI RAWTHER, HIGH RANGE HOTEL, NEDUMKANDAM, PERMENENTLY RESIDING AT THAZHATHETHIL VEETTIL, CHAKKARA VEEDU, MUTTAR BHAGOM, MANGARAM KARA, KOORAMPARA VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT ------------------------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM (CRIME NO.375/2010 OF NEDUMKANDAM POLICE STATION, IDUKKI). PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.S.HRITHWICK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. .................................................... Bail Application No. 6561 of 2010 ..................................................... Dated: 29.10.2010 ORDER Petitioner, who is the 1st accused in Crime No.375 of 2010 of Nedumkandam Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 489 B and C IPC, seeks his enlargement on bail. The occurrence took place on 21.08.2010. The petitioner was arrested on the same day. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application contending inter alia that four counterfeit notes of `500 denomination were initially seized from the petitioner and subsequent investigation revealed that it was the petitioner who gave 12 such counterfeit notes to one of the prosecution witnesses and the 6th accused who supplied the counterfeit notes is yet to be apprehended and the inter-state ramifications of the racket have not been fully probed by the Investigating Agency. 3. Having regard to the gravity of the offences, nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioner, the relative conduct of the parties, the extent of the injury sustained, the B.A. No.6561 of 2010 2 propensities of the petitioner and the other facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the view that if the petitioner is released on bail, he will definitely influence and intimidate the prosecution witnesses. There is also the likelihood of the petitioner making himself scarce and fleeing from justice. I am, therefore, not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. This petition is accordingly dismissed. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) sj