Joseph Joy @ Bobin v. State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.ABRAHAM MATHEW THURSDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF JULY 2015/18TH ASHADHA, 1937 Bail Appl.No. 3821 of 2015 ------------------------------------- CRIME NO. 404/2013 OF ALAKODE POLICE STATION, KANNUR ........

PETITIONER(S)/ACCUSED NO.17:

------------------------------------------------ JOSEPH JOY @ BOBIN, AGED 27 YEARS, S/O.JOY, UPPOOTTIL HOUSE, ODUVALLY, CHAPPARAPPADAVA P.O., KOOVERI AMSOM, TALIPARAMBA TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT.

BY ADVS.SRI.V.A.SATHEESH SRI.V.T.MADHAVANUNNI RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:

--------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, THROUGH S.H.O., ALAKODE POLICE STATION, KANNUR DISTRICT.

BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT.REMA R.

THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09-07-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: msv/

K. ABRAHAM MATHEW, J.

---------------------- B.A. No.3821 of 2015 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of July 2015

O R D E R

Petition filed under Sec.439 Cr.P.C.

2. Petitioner is the 17th accused in Crime No.404 of 2013 of Alakode Police station registered for the offences under Secs.366A, 376 and 212 read with Sec.34 of the Indian Penal Code and Secs.1, 7, 8 and 17 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The prosecution case is that the mother of a minor girl sold her to one of the co-accused. Several people had sexual intercourse with her. The petitioner also committed rape on her.

3. Heard both sides.

4. The girl sold was a minor. Her mother introduced her into prostitution. The petitioner has allegedly committed rape on her. It is against public interest to grant him bail now even though he has been in custody since 25.04.2015. In the result, the bail application is dismissed. Sd/- K.ABRAHAM MATHEW JUDGE / True Copy/ NS P.A. To Judge