Ramamoorthy v. State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.ABRAHAM MATHEW WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF MAY 2015/6TH JYAISHTA, 1937 Bail Appl..No. 1733 of 2015 ---------------------------------------- CRIME NO. 1149/2014 OF WALAYAR POLICE STATION, PALAKKAD DISTRICT ----------------- PETITIONER(S)/FIRST ACCUSED :

--------------------------------------------------- RAMAMOORTHY, AGED 56 YEARS, S/O.GURUSWAMY, V.V.K.NAGAR, K.N.PUDUR, KANJIKODE POST, PALAKKAD TALUK, HEAD LOAD WORKER, POOL NO.18 A, PANAMPULLY UNIT, KANJIKODE.

BY ADVS.SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN SMT.P.G.BABITHA RESPONDENT(S)/STATE/COMPLAINANT :

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1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM- 682 031.

2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, WALAYAR POLICE STATION, PALAKKAD DISTRICT- 678 101. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT.R.REMA THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27-05-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

Msd.

K. ABRAHAM MATHEW, J.

==================== B.A.No. 1733 of 2015 (B) ==================== Dated this the 27th day of May, 2015

O R D E R

Petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C.

2. Petitioner has allegedly committed the offences under sections 143, 147, 389 read with section 149 of IPC. He is a member of a labour union. The allegation against him is that he extorted money from a person who wanted to unload certain articles from a vehicle. In Kerala, this is known as 'Nokku Cooli'.

3. Heard the learned counsel.

4.

Prima facie, the prosecution documents reveal commission of the offences by the petitioner. This is extortion of money on the strength of labour union. Such organised crimes should be dealt with an iron hand. This is not a fit case to grant anticipatory bail.

In the result, this application is dismissed. Sd/- K. ABRAHAM MATHEW JUDGE DST //True Copy// P.A. To Judge