IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.

THURSDAY, THE 17^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022 / 28TH MAGHA, 1943 BAIL APPL. NO. 1106 OF 2022 CRIME NO.596 OF 2021 OF ALUVA WEST POLICE STATION (ALANGAD), ERNAKULAM PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED:

SHIYAS AGED 31 YEARS SON OF MUHAMMED, CHEENAMKODE HOUSE, MANJALY KARA, KARUMALOOR VILLAGE, NOW RESIDING AT HOUSE OF RASSAQ , KORATYPALLAM, AMBEDKAR LANE, MATTUPURAM, MANJALI KARA, KARUMALLOOR ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683520 BY ADVS.

C.Y.VINOD KUMAR C.ANILKUMAR (KALLESSERIL)

P.M.MANASH RESPONDENT/STATE:

STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682031 BY ADV PUBLIC PROSECUTOR OTHER PRESENT:

SRI. NOUSHAD K.A. (SR.PP)

THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17.02.2022, ALONG WITH Bail Appl..1122/2022, 1131/2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.

THURSDAY, THE 17^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022 / 28TH MAGHA, 1943 BAIL APPL. NO. 1122 OF 2022 CRIME NO.679 OF 2021 OF ALUVA WEST POLICE STATION (ALANGAD), ERNAKULAM PETITIONER/3RD ACCUSED:

SHIYAS AGED 31 YEARS SON OF MUHAMMED, CHEENAMKODE HOUSE, MANJALY KARA, KARUMALOOR VILLAGE, NOW RESIDING AT HOUSE OF RASSAQ, KORATYPALLAM, AMBEDKAR LANE, MATTUPURAM, MANJALI KARA, KARUMALLOOR ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683520 BY ADVS.

C.Y.VINOD KUMAR C.ANILKUMAR (KALLESSERIL)

P.M.MANASH RESPONDENT/STATE:

STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682031 BY SRI. NOUSHAD K.A. (SR.PP)

THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

17.02.2022, ALONG WITH Bail Appl..1106/2022 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.

THURSDAY, THE 17^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022 / 28TH MAGHA, 1943 BAIL APPL. NO. 1131 OF 2022 CRIME NO.677 OF 2021 OF ALUVA WEST POLICE STATION (ALANGAD), ERNAKULAM PETITIONER/3RD ACCUSED:

SHIYAS AGED 31 YEARS SON OF MUHAMMED, CHEENAMKODE HOUSE, MANJALY KARA, KARUMALLOOR, NOW RESIDING AT THE HOUSE OF RASSQ, KORATYPALLAM, AMBEDKAR LANE, MATTUPURAM MANJALI KARA, KARUMALLOOR ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683520 BY ADVS.

C.Y.VINOD KUMAR C.ANILKUMAR (KALLESSERIL)

P.M.MANASH RESPONDENT/STATE:

STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682031 BY SRI.M.C. ASHI (P.P.)

THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17.02.2022, ALONG WITH Bail Appl..1106/2022 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

ORDER

[Bail Appl. Nos.1106/2022, 1122/2022, 1131/2022]

These are applications for regular bail.

2. The petitioner is the one of the accused in Crime Nos.596/2021, 679/2021 and 677/2021 all of which are registered in the Aluva West Police Station (Alangad), Ernakulam District, alleging commission of offences under Sections 406 and 420 r/w. Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner together with the other accused in the case arranged for spurious gold ornaments to be pledged with the Manjali Service Co-operative Bank for the purposes of obtaining loans.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner in these cases would submit that the allegation against the petitioner is that he had obtained a loan of about Rs.4 lakhs by pledging spurious gold ornaments and similarly, arranged spurious gold ornaments for other borrowers to obtain loans from the Bank. One Shihabudheen, one other accused in the case, who is alleged to have supplied the spurious gold ornaments, was granted bail by this Court through order dated 16.2.2022 in B.A.No.302/2022 and connected cases. It is submitted that the petitioner is similarly situated and he may be directed to be released on bail. It is submitted that the final reports have already been filed in all the matters and the petitioner has already been in custody for more than six months having been arrested on 22.7.2021.

5. I have heard