Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. BADHARUDEEN THURSDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 12TH MAGHA, 1945 CRIME NO.39/2021 OF PANDALAM POLICE STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA PETITIONER/ACCUSED: 1 DINESHAN S/O MADHAVAN NAIR, KARAMBATHOOR MADATHIL, SAI TRAVELS, VALANCHERY P.O MALAPPURAM, PIN - 676552 2 SIVA PRASAD S/O VASUDEVAN NAIR, MANALATH HOUSE, MELE PATTAMBI, PALAKKAD, PIN - 679306 BY ADVS. N.ABHILASH SRI.E.S.SANEEJ SRI.PRAVEEN K. JOY SRI.M.P.UNNIKRISHNAN SMT.M.K.SAMYUKTHA SHRI.DEEPU RAJAGOPAL RESPONDENT: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682031 ADDL.R2 JOHN CHANDY AGED 51 YEARS S/O.M.J CHANDY, MANAPPURATH VEEDU, PANDALAM VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN-689501. IS IMPLEADED AS ADDL.R2 AS PER ORDER DATED 25/2/2021 IN CRL.MA 1/2021. BY ADV PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01.02.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Dated this the 1st day of February, 2024 This is an application for anticipatory bail filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by accused Nos.2 and 3 in crime No.39/2021 of Pandalam police station, where the accused alleged to have committed offences punishable under Sections 420, 465, 468, 120B and 34 of IPC.
2. When the matter taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that a sale agreement, to sell a vehicle, is the subject matter involved in this case.
3. The learned Public Prosecutor submitted that final
report has already been filed in this matter after investigation and now the case is pending as C.C.No.2302 of 2021 before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Adoor. In view of the submission, arrest of the petitioners for the purpose of investigation is not warranted. Therefore, keeping liberty of the petitioners to move for regular bail, this petition is closed. Sd/- A. BADHARUDEEN JUDGE nkr