Sudarma v. State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.ABRAHAM MATHEW FRIDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF AUGUST 2015/16TH SRAVANA, 1937 Bail Appl..No. 4656 of 2015 () ------------------------------- CRIME NO. 981/2015 OF PATHANAPURAM POLICE STATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT ------------------ PETITIONER/ACCUSED :

--------------------------------- SUDARMA, AGED 51 YEARS, W/O. ANILKUMAR, VISHNU NIVAS, PUNNALA PATHANAPURAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT.

BY ADV. SRI.V.A.AJIVAS RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT :

------------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA THROUGH POLICE INSPECTOR, PATHANAPURAM REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KEALA, ERNAKULAM.

BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.V.S. SREEJITH THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

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K. ABRAHAM MATHEW, J.

---------------------------- B.A. No.4656 of 2015 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of August 2015

O R D E R

Petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C.

2. Petitioner is accused in Crime No.981 of 2015 of Pathanapuram Police station registered for the offence under Secs.409 of the Indian Penal Code. She was working as a cashier in an office of the State Bank of Travancore. It was found that there was a deficit of Rs.4,26,000/- (Rupees four lakh twenty two thousand only) in the cash kept in the office. The allegation is that she misappropriated the amount.

3. Heard both sides.

4. It is not in dispute that there was a deficit of Rs.4,26,000/- (Rupees four lakh twenty two thousand only) in the cash kept in the office in which the petitioner was working as a cashier. There is no explanation on her part how this deficit happened.

5. Learned counsel submits that she has been in service about 30 years.

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6. That is not a ground to grant her anticipatory bail. This is not a fit case to grant anticipatory bail. In the result, the bail application is dismissed. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner will surrender before the investigating officer. She may do so if she is so advised.

Sd/- K. ABRAHAM MATHEW JUDGE / True Copy / NS P.A. To Judge