IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 18TH BHADRA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 5175 of 2009() ------------------------------------------ CRIME NO.1147/2009 OF NJARAKKAL POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1: -------------------------------------------- PRAVEEN, S/O. JOHN, AGED 19 YEARS, PUTHENCHAKKALACKAL HOUSE, CHURCH ROAD, NJARAKKAL, VYPEEN. BY ADV. SRI.K.R.VINOD RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. SRI. TEKCHAND, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T. SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A. No. 5175 of 2009 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 9th day of September, 2009 O R D E R This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is the first accused in Crime No.1147/2009 of Njarakkal Police Station, Ernakulam. 2. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The prosecution case is that on 28/7/2009, while the defacto complaint was walking along the road side, she was approached by accused Nos.1 and 2 and they snatched away her gold chain. The petitioner was arrested on 28/7/2009 and he was remanded to judicial custody. 4. It is submitted by the learned Public Prosecutor that the petitioner is involved in four other theft cases. The investigation of the case is not completed. If the petitioner is released on bail at this stage, it would affect the proper investigation of the case. It is also likely that the petitioner may make himself scarce. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. The Bail Application is accordingly dismissed. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE scm