Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS TUESDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL 2024 / 20TH CHAITHRA, 1946 BAIL APPL. NO. 2487 OF 2023 CRIME NO.173/2023 OF CHAKKARAKKAL POLICE SATION, KANNUR PETITIONERS: 1 M. SUDHAKARAN AGED 64 YEARS S/O NARAYANAM NAMBIAR PULUNDA HOUSE, 2 K.V. GOPALAN AGED 79 YEARS S/O RAMAN,RESIDING AT KAILAS IRIVERY P.O, MOWVANCHERY, KANNUR, PIN - 670613 3 BABU.K.P AGED 59 YEARS S/O KOTTAN,THUYYATH CHALIL HOUSE, IRIVERY P.O, MOWVANCHERY, KANNUR, 4 SIRIL SANKAR AGED 43 YEARS S/O VISWAMBARAN LATHA BHAVAN, BY ADVS. ABDUL RAOOF PALLIPATH K.R.AVINASH (KUNNATH) PRAJIT RATNAKARAN RESPONDENT: THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682031 OTHER PRESENT: SR PP SMT NEEMA T V THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09.04.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: -:2:- Dated this the 9th day of April, 2024
ORDER
The application is filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, for an order of pre-arrest bail.
2. The petitioners are the accused Nos.4 to 7 in Crime No.173/2023 of the Chakkarakkal Police Station, Kannur, registered against the accused for allegedly committing the offences punishable under Sections 3 & 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 and Sections 304A & 284 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
3. Heard; Sri.Abdul Raoof Pallipath, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Smt.Neema T.V., the learned Senior Public Prosecutor.
4. The learned Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submits that the Investigating Officer has already filed a bail objection report, inter-alia, stating that the petitioners are not accused in the -:3:- above crime. A report has also been filed before the jurisdictional Court in the above regard. The said submission is recorded. In the light of the above submission, the bail application is closed. Sd/- C.S.DIAS,JUDGE DST/09.04.24 //True copy// P.A. To Judge