Jeevanandan v. State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.HARIPRASAD WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2015/22ND ASWINA, 1937 Bail Appl..No. 6278 of 2015 () ------------------------------- CRIME NO. 354/2015 OF TOWN SOUTH POLICE STATION, PALAKKAD ------------------- PETITIONERS/ACCUSED A-3 :

-------------------------------------------- JEEVANANDAN, S/O. SHIVASHANMUGAM, CHIRAKKAD, KUNNATHURMEDU PALAKKAD.

BY ADV. SRI.K.ANAND RESPONDENTS/STATE & COMPLAINANT :

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

2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TOWN SOUTH POLICE STATION, PALAKKAD DISTRICT - 678 001.

R1 & R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT. REMA R.

THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14-10-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Mn

A.HARIPRASAD, J.

------------------------------------------------ B.A No.6278 of 2015 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 14th day of October, 2015.

O R D E R

Application for pre-arrest bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. 2.

Petitioner is the third accused in Crime No.354 of 2015 of Palakkad Town South Police Station registered for an offence punishable under Section 420 r/w Section 34 I.P.C. 3.

Prosecution case, in short, is that the petitioner along with other accused were conducting chitty and collected subscription from various persons. It is alleged that a sum of Rs.28,84,000/- was appropriated by the petitioners and thereby cheated the subscribers.

4.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor.

5.

The materials in the case diary do not justify the blanket pre-arrest bail order in this case. Therefore, following directions are issued :

The petitioner shall surrender before the

B.A No.6278 of 2015 2 Investigating Officer within a period of one week from today and submit himself for interrogation. Thereafter, he shall be produced before the learned Magistrate having jurisdiction on the same day. The petitioner is free to move for regular bail before the court below. In that event, the application shall be considered on merits as expeditiously as possible. If petitioner does not surrender in the stipulated time, the Investigating Officer is free to arrest him as if no order is passed in this matter.

Sd/- A.HARIPRASAD, amk JUDGE. //True copy// P.A to Judge