Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK MENON TUESDAY, THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE 2020 / 9TH ASHADHA, 1942 Bail Appl..No.3202 OF 2020 CRIME NO.581/2020 OF KATTOOR POLICE STATION, THRISSUR PETITIONER/7th ACCUSED:
MURUKESH, AGED 21 YEARS, S/O. BALAN, POOPPULLY HOUSE, EDAKULAM DESAM, POOMANGALAM VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.ANIL KUMAR RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2 STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KATTOOR POLICE STATION, THRISSUR, (CRIME NO. 581/2020) REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.
R1-2 BY ADDL.DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PROSECUTION OTHER PRESENT: SRI.C.K.SURESH - SR.PP THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30.06.2020, ALONG WITH Bail Appl..3379/2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK MENON TUESDAY, THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE 2020 / 9TH ASHADHA, 1942 Bail Appl..No.3379 OF 2020 SEEKING REGULAR BAIL IN CRIME NO.581 OF 2020 OF THE KATTOOR POLICE STATION, PENDING BEFORE THE JFCM, IRINJALAKUDA, THRISSUR DISTRICT PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.S 4 AND 5: 1 VISHNU, AGED 25 YEARS, S/O.UNNIKANNAN, AYYERY HOUSE, KARALAM VILLAGE, KARALAM.P.O, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2 VIVEK, AGED 24 YEARS, S/O.UNNIKANNAN, AYYERY HOUSE, KARALAM VILLAGE, KARALAM.P.O, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT.
BY ADV. SRI.N.L.BITTO RESPONDENT/STATE OF KERALA: 1 THE STATE OF KERALA, REP BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM 2 SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KATTOOR POLICE STATION, KATTOOR .P.O, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN-680702 R1-2 BY SRI.SUMAN CHAKRAVARTHY, SENIOR GOVT.PLEADER R1-2 BY ADDL.DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PROSECUTION OTHER PRESENT: SRI.C.K.SURESH - SR.PP THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30.06.2020, ALONG WITH Bail Appl..3202/2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
COM M ON ORDER
Dat ed t hi he30th dayofJ st une,2020 The pet iti s i n B. A.No. 3379 of 2020 ar e accused 4 and 5,whi let he pet iti oner i n B. A.No. 3202 of 2020i sthe7thaccused,i nCr imeNo. 581of2020ofKat toor Pol ice St ati on, f or havi ng al legedl y commi tted of fences puni shabl e under Sect ions 143, 144, 147, 148, 506( ii) , 294( b),341,324,302 r ead wi th Sect ion 149 oft he I PC. Thepr ioncasei nbr iefcanbesummar izedast hus:
2. On 29. 04. 2020 atabout4. 30 PM,t iti s
al ongwi thot herco- accused,t otal li ngni nei nnumber ,wer e al lmember sofanunl awf ulassembl y,t hecommonobj ectof whi ch wast ocommi tmur deroft hedeceased i nthi scase, named Vi shnu Vahi d. They commi tted r iot ,armed wi th deadl y weapons l ike i ron r ods, dagger , st icks and i n pr ion oft he common obj ectoft he sai d assembl y, t hey wr ongf ull yrest rai ned t he deceased and hi sfr iends namel y Sumesh Si va and Ashi q and at tacked al l wi th swor ds,st icksand ot herweaponsand al sowi th hands. As ar esul toft hegr ievousi njur iessust ainedbyt hedeceased, Vi shnu Vahi d,hesuccumbed t oit .Iti sst ated t hatear lier t her ewasaCr imer egi ster ed as148 of2020,i nthesame Pol iceSt ati on,i n whi ch t hef riend oft hedeceased namel y Set hu was at tacked, and i t seems Vi shnu Vahi d had quest ioned t he accused per sonsaboutt he sai d at tack and i tisi nret ali ati ont othat ,theyhadcal ledt hedeceasedand hi sfr iendsf oracompr omi set alk,buti thadt urnedvi olent and i n pr ion of t he common obj ect of t he sai d unl awf ul assembl y, t he deceased and hi sfr iends wer e at tacked mer cil essl y. Af ter r egi ster ing t he cr ime, t he pet iti swer eal larr est edon30. 04.
2020. AccusedNo. had ear lierfil ed an appl ion f orbai ltwi ce,and bot hthe t imes,i twasdi smi ssedbyt hisCour t.
3. The7th accused i
nthi sappl ion st atest hathe i san NRI ,empl oyedi ntheGul fandhadcomehomedur ing l eaveandwassupposedt oret he23rd ofMar urnont ch,but , unf ort unat ely,hegotst ucki nthepandemi csi tuat ion,when t he fli ght s gotcancel led and was unabl etor eturn. I tis st ated t hathe had gone outt o buysome ornament alfish, when t he al leged occurr ence t ook pl ace i n hi s pr esence. Buthe di d nothave any cont ribut ion t owar dst he at tack, ar gues t earned counselSr i.M. Ani lKumar ,appear ing f he 7th accused. I ort tisst ated t hathe hasno i llwi llor ani mosi tyei thert owar dst heot heraccused ort owar dst he deceasedandhi sfr iendsandhasbeenf alsel yimpl edi n t hiscase.
4. Thel
earned counselappear ing f ort heaccused 4 and5submi tthatt heyar eyoungst ersandt heydonot have any ant ecedent sand t hey have been i mpl ed onl y wi tht he i ntend t o suppl ementt he pr ion case agai nstt heot heraccused. I tisal sost atedt her eisno speci fic over tactat tri but ed t o any oft hese pet iti s. The mai n over t act i s at tri but ed t o A1 and A3 and t her efor e,i tispr ayedt iti smayber eleased onbai l.
5. Hear
dthe l earned counselSr i.M.Ani lKumar appear ingf orA7andt heSr i.N. L.Bi tto,f orA4andA5and al sot hel earnedSeni orPubl icPr or,Sr i.Sur esh.The l earned Publ icPr orsubmi tst iti sar e al lmember sofa gang whi ch i sinvol ved i n cr imes. Even t hough,t he pet iti s as such,may not have cr imi nal ant ecedent s,t illdat e,i tis poi nted out by t earned Publ ic Pr or, Sr i.Sur esh,t he 3rd accused i hatt sa not ori ous cr imi nal who has about 14 cases r egi ster ed agai nsthi mforver yser iousof fences,and hei sthef ather oft he accused 4 and 5. Thatwoul dindi cat et he 3rd accused was cont rol li ng t he r emai ning youngst ersi nthe at tackand t hedeceased and t hei njur ed ar eal somember s of anot her cr imi nal gang, whi ch i s wai ting f or t he pet iti sto come out so t hat t hey can r etal iat e and t her efor e,t earned Publ ic Pr or st ates t hat t he r eleasi ng t he pet iti son bai l,woul d di stur bthe peace and t ranqui li ty of t he ar ea, f or i tis possi blet hat t he pet iti smaybeat tackedbyt her ivalgangi nret ali ati on.
6. Dur
ing t he pr esentpandemi csi tuat ion,i tisal so di fficul tto cont rolt hese t wo gangs,who ar e atwarwi th eachot her .Iti sther efor esubmi ttedbyt hel earnedPubl ic Pr ort iti smaynotber eleasedonbai l and t hei nvest igat ion haspr ogr essed wel land t illt he finalr epor tisfil ed,t he appl ion f orbai lfil ed by t hese pet iti sneednotbeconsi der ed.
7. Af
terhavi ng consi der ed t he ent iret yoft he f act s and ci rcumst ancesoft hiscase,Ifind t hemostoft he accused ar eyoungst ers,i ncl udi ng t iti sand t hey had al legedl yformed a gang t o at tack t he gang oft he deceased and hi sfr iends and t hey wer e al larmed up t o t hei rteet h wi th danger ousweaponsl ike st icks,kni fe and swor ds. Thi s woul d i ndi cat e t he i ntent ion of t he pet iti s. I am of t he opi nion t hat ,in case, t he pet iti s ar erel eased on bai latt his st age,t his woul d defini tel yescal atet hel ossofpubl ict ranqui li tyi nthear ea and t her eis al ways a possi bil ityt he f riends oft he deceased woul dret ali ate,causi ng a wor seni ng oft aw andor dersi tuat ioni nthel ocal ity .
8. The l
earned counselappear ing f or A4 and A5, Sr i.N. L.Bi tto, submi ts t hat mai ntai ning peace and t ranqui li ty i n t ocal ity i s t he dut y of t he Pol ice aut hor iti es and i tisf ort he Pol ice aut hor iti es t o pr event br eachofl aw andor der .Incaset her eissomer etal iat ion, i tisf ort hem t oint erf ere and do t he needf ul. Thati sno r easont odecl inebai ltot iti s. I nthepr esentpandemi csi tuat ion,i tmaynotbe possi blet o engage a f ullPol ice f orce,t o see t hat t he warr ing gangsdonotgett hemsel vesi ntoanot herconfli ct, soonaf tert iti sar erel easedonbai l. Andhence, I find t hat i tis st illt oo ear lyf or t he pet iti sto be r eleased on bai l at t his st age and t her efor e, t he appl ionsf orbai lst andsdi smi ssed. Sd/ - ASHOK M ENON JUDGE NR/30/06/20