Manaf v. State Of Kerala
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.KEMAL PASHA WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH 2015/4TH CHAITHRA, 1937 Bail Appl..No.1484 of 2015 ------------------------------------- (CRIME NO.232/2015 OF AREACODE POLICE STATION,MALAPPURAM). ...
PETITIONER:
------------------- MANAF,AGED 20 YEARS,S/O.MAMMOKAR, PARAMBIL HOUSE,UZHUNNAN,CHOOLATTIPARA, POOVATHIKKAL POST,AREEKODE,MALAPPURAM.
BY ADV. SRI.R.ABDUL AHAD RESPONDENT:
----------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM.
BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT.LALIZA T.Y THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25-03-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
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B.KEMAL PASHA, J.
================ B.A. No. 1484 of 2015 ======================= Dated this the 25th day of March, 2015
O R D E R
According to the petitioner, he is apprehending arrest in connection with Crime No.232/2015 of Areacode Police Station, Malappuram District registered for the offences punishable under Section 379 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 20 and 23 of the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. The learned Public Prosecutor submits that the petitioner has not been arraigned as accused in the crime. When the petitioner is not arraigned as accused in this case, there cannot be any reasonable apprehension of arrest on the part of the petitioner. Matters being so, the present bail application is not maintainable.
3. If the police wants to arrest the petitioner, in connection
B.A. No. 1484 of 2015 with any non-bailable offence, in this case, the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to approach this Court once again, under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In the result, this bail application is dismissed, with the above said observations.
Sd/- B.KEMAL PASHA, JUDGE stu //True copy// P.A to Judge