Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK MENON MONDAY, THE 30TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA, 1942 Bail Appl..No.8078 OF 2020 CRIME NO.1226/2019 OF Nooranadu Police Station , Alappuzha PETITIONER/S: SOOPI AGED 31 YEARS S/O SIDDIQUE, SIBI MANZIL, CHERUVALLOOR MURI, CHERIYANADU VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR 689506 BY ADV. SRI.P.THOMAS GEEVERGHESE RESPONDENT/S: STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA 682031 R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR OTHER PRESENT: SRI.AJITH MURALI -PP THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30.11.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Bail Appl..No.8078 OF 2020 2
O R D E R
Dated this the 30th day of November 2020 Application for regular bail under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. The applicant is the 1st accused in Crime No.1226/2019 of Nooranad Police Station, Alappuzha for having allegedly committed offence punishable under Section379 r/w Section 34 of IPC.
2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 06.08.2019 at
about 12.40 p.m., the applicant in furtherance of common intention with the 2nd accused, trespassed into the house of the de facto complainant and stole two goats from there.
3. On 11.11.2020, the applicant was arrested and produced
before the jurisdictional Magistrate and remanded to judicial custody and continues in remand. The 2nd accused is yet to be arrested. The recovery is also not complete. The applicant states that he may be granted bail since he has been in custody in 11.11.2020.
4. Heard the learned counsel for the applicant and the learned Public Prosecutor. Bail Appl..No.8078 OF 2020 3
5. The learned Public Prosecutor points out that the applicant is involved in another crime for having been in possession of narcotic drugs and this indicates that the applicant is indulged in criminal activity. Moreover, recovery is not complete and therefore it is too early for the applicant to be released on bail.
After having heard the submissions made on both sides, I find that the investigation is at the nascent stage. The 2nd accused yet to be arrested and recovery has not been completed. Hence the application is dismissed. SD/- ASHOK MENON JUDGE rmm