COMMON ORDER

[ Bail Appl..2297/2021, Bail Appl..2306/2021, Bail Appl..2307/2021 ]

Dated this the 23rd day of March 2021 APPLICATIONS FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL The applicants in BA No.2306/2021 are accused 1, 2 and 4 in Crime No.33 of 2021 of Thiruvambady Police Station for having allegedly committed offence punishable under Section 3 read with 25 (1-B)(a) of the Arms Act , 1878. The applicant in BA No.2297/2021 is the first accused in OR No.4/2021 of Thamarassery Forest Range for having allegedly committed offence punishable under Section 27(1)(e)(iv) of Kerala Forest Act , 1961, and the applicants in BA No.2307/2021 are the same applicants in BA No.2306/2021 and they are arrayed as accused Nos.1, 2 and 4 in OR No.2 of 2021 of Thamarassery Forest Range for having allegedly committed offences punishable under Sections 9 , 2(16)(35), 50, 51 and 52 of Kerala Wildlife Protection Act , 1972.

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that the first accused in all these three crimes was allegedly conducting a piggery and for the purpose of running the piggery, he had extracted water from the forest without any permission or authority and in consequence of that OR No.4/2021 was registered against hi