ORDER

The petitioner herein is the sole accused in Crime No.201 of 2016 of the Kolathur Police Station registered under Section 379 IPC and under Sections 20 and 23 of the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act , 2001 (Sand Act). He seeks regular bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure . The application filed by him for regular bail was dismissed by the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Perinthalmanna on 25.05.2016. The petitioner has been in judicial custody since

23.05.2016.

2. The prosecution case is that at about 4.15 a.m.

on 14.05.2016 the petitioner was found illicitly transporting some quantity of sand in a car. It is not known how much quantity could be transported in a car. Anyway, there is another crime also wherein the allegation is that the petitioner transported sand illicitly in a mini lorry. Some other crimes are also reported against him. Though Section 379 IPC was also incorporated by the police, mainly the offence comes under Section 20 of the Sand Act. I feel it appropriate to direct him to make security deposit as a condition for bail, in view of the involvement in other crimes.

3. This application f