Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS TUESDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2022 / 8TH AGRAHAYANA, 1944 CRIME NO.458 OF 2022 OF PANOOR POLICE STATION, KANNUR PETITIONERS/ ACCUSED 1 TO 4 : 1 JASBEER, AGED 39 YEARS, 2 ASMA, AGED 66 YEARS, 3 MUHAMMED, AGED 50 YEARS, SHABNAM HOUSE, CHERNGOTTIL P.O., PUTHUKKODU VIA, RAMANATTUKARA, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673 633
4 SEENATH, 5 SEENATH, BY ADVS. C.Y.VINOD KUMAR C.ANILKUMAR (KALLESSERIL) RESPONDENTS-STATE, INVESTIGATING OFFICER & DEFACTO COMPLAINANT : 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN - 682 031 2 STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PANOOR POLICE STATION, PANOOR-PUTHOOR ROAD, PANUR, KANNUR, PIN - 670 692
3 ROSAMMA JOHNSON, AGED 54 YEARS, W/O JOHNSON, 2/208, SANJEEPURAM, BAGAYAM, VELLOORE, TAMIL NADU, PIN - 632 002 BY SMT.M.K. PUSHPALATHA, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29.11.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- B.A.No.8985 of 2022 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 29th day of November, 2022
ORDER
This is an application seeking pre-arrest bail filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
2. Petitioners are the accused in Crime No.458 of 2022 of Panoor Police Station, Kannur, alleging offences punishable under Sections 420, 406, 294(b), 448, 427, 506 & 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
3. Smt. M.K.Pushpalatha, the learned Public Prosecutor, upon
instructions submitted that the investigation was completed in the meantime and a final report has been filed alleging offence under Section 448 IPC alone and that too against accused 1 and 2. It was further submitted that petitioners 3 and 4 who were arrayed as accused 3 and 4 in the FIR have been deleted and also that the offence now alleged is a bailable offence. In view of the above, the apprehension of arrest of the petitioners does not subsist. Accordingly, I close this bail application. BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, JUDGE RKM