Shylaja v. State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.ABRAHAM MATHEW THURSDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF AUGUST 2015/29TH SRAVANA, 1937 Bail Appl..No. 4754 of 2015 () ------------------------------- CRIME NO. 733/2015 OF VENMANI POLICE STATION , ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT ---------------- PETITIONER/ACCUSED :

--------------------------------------- SHYLAJA, AGED 35 YEARS, W/O.AJI, VALIYAVEETTIL, KOLLAKADAVU P.O., CHERUVALOOR MURI, CHERIYANAD, MAVELIKKARA.

BY ADVS.SRI.R.SUNIL KUMAR SMT.A.SALINI LAL RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:

------------------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, THROUGH S.I OF POLICE, VENMONY POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.RASHEED THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

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K. ABRAHAM MATHEW, J.

-------------------------- B.A. No.4754 of 2015 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of August 2015

O R D E R

Petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C.

2. Petitioner is accused in Crime No.733 of 2015 of the Venmani Police station registered for the offences under Sec.420 of the Indian Penal Code, Sec.3 and 17 of the Kerala Money Lenders Act and Secs.3 and 4 of the Kerala Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act. The prosecution case is that she is doing money lending business without any license and charges exorbitant rate of interest.

3. Heard both sides.

4. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner has filed a complaint against the victim on a dishonoured cheque. The cheque amount is 15 lakhs. The petitioner is a house wife. 5.In a raid conducted on the premises of the petitioner 39 incriminating documents were seized.

6. All these facts indicate that the prosecution case may be true. This is not a fit case to grant anticipatory bail. In the result, the bail application is dismissed. Sd/- K. ABRAHAM MATHEW JUDGE NS