IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST 2011 / 19TH SRAVANA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 6012 of 2011() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.992/2011 OF NEDUMANGAD POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER(S):3RD ACCUSED ----------------------------- MANOJ @ MANU S/O.KUMARAN THAMPI, THEJAS VEEDU, KARA -74 KARIMANKULAM,VATTIYOORKAVU WARD,VATTIYOORKAVU VILLAGE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR SRI.K.S.PRAVEEN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.V.MANU THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A.No.6012 of 2011 --------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of August, 2011 O R D E R This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is accused No.3 in Crime No.992 of 2011 of Nedumangad Police Station. 2. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 341 and 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The prosecution case is the following : Accused Nos.1 and 2 are known goondas of the locality. Accused Nos.1 to 3 moved around on a motor bike and created terror in the locality. Accused No.3 was riding the motor bike and accused Nos.1 and 2 were the pillion riders. The accused attacked several persons who were found on the way. Three crimes were registered. The allegation in the present case is that they blocked the bike on which the deceased was travelling. The BA 6012/2011 2 deceased asked them to give him way. At that time, accused No.1 stabbed the de facto complainant, accused No.2 fisted on his back and accused No.3 hit on the cheek of the deceased. As a result of the injuries sustained, the deceased died on the same day. 4. The petitioner was arrested on 5.6.2011 and he was remanded to judicial custody. The investigation is in progress. If the petitioner is released on bail at this stage, it is most likely that he would try to influence the witnesses, terrorise them or influence them. It is also likely that the petitioner would indulge in similar criminal activities. For the aforesaid reasons, the Bail Application is dismissed. K.T.SANKARAN JUDGE csl