{"id":230066,"date":"2009-07-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sreekumar-vs-state-of-kerala-on-1-july-2009"},"modified":"2019-04-06T14:51:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T09:21:58","slug":"sreekumar-vs-state-of-kerala-on-1-july-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sreekumar-vs-state-of-kerala-on-1-july-2009","title":{"rendered":"Sreekumar vs State Of Kerala on 1 July, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Sreekumar vs State Of Kerala on 1 July, 2009<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCrl.Rev.Pet.No. 1224 of 2009()\n\n\n1. SREEKUMAR, AGED 36 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. UNNIKRISHNAN, 42 YEARS, S\/O.PARVATHY,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU\n\n                For Respondent  :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice THOMAS P.JOSEPH\n\n Dated :01\/07\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                            THOMAS P. JOSEPH, J.\n                           --------------------------------------\n                            Crl.R.P.No.1224 of 2009\n                           --------------------------------------\n                      Dated this the 1st day of July, 2009.\n\n                                        ORDER\n<\/pre>\n
       Question raised for a decision in this revision is, when could a magistrate<\/p>\n
release on bail a person accused of an offence                   punishable with death or<\/p>\n
imprisonment for life.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
       2.     Petitioners are accused Nos.7 and 8 involved in Crime No.667 of<\/p>\n
2008 of Kodungallur Police Station for offences punishable under Section 120B,<\/p>\n
109, 341, 302 and 212 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short,<\/p>\n
“the IPC”). Case is that on 30.6.2008, other accused persons attacked one Biju<\/p>\n
with deadly weapons on account of political enmity and caused his death.<\/p>\n
Circle Inspector, Mala conducted the preliminary investigation. On 5.12.2008 he<\/p>\n
filed a report incorporating petitioners also as accused (accused Nos.7 and 8)<\/p>\n
alleging that they, along with other accused persons entered into a criminal<\/p>\n
conspiracy to commit the crime, abetted its commission and harboured some of<\/p>\n
the offenders.   Learning that, petitioners moved an application for anticipatory<\/p>\n
bail in this Court. That application did not yield result. Thereafter petitioners<\/p>\n
surrendered before learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kodungallur and<\/p>\n
moved a petition for bail. Learned magistrate dismissed that petition.             In the<\/p>\n
meantime on the request of the investigating officer petitioners were given to the<\/p>\n
custody of that officer and after interrogation they were produced before learned<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.No.1224\/2009<\/p>\n
                                          2<\/span><\/p>\n
magistrate on 25.2.2009 at 5 p.m. Petitioners moved another application for<\/p>\n
bail, obviously under Section 437 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short,<\/p>\n
“the Code”) before learned magistrate. That application was opposed by the<\/p>\n
Law Officer. Learned magistrate as per order dated 27.2.2009 granted bail to<\/p>\n
the petitioners observing that petitioners are arrayed as accused Nos.7 and 8<\/p>\n
only as per report dated 5.12.2008, records reveal that alleged involvement of<\/p>\n
petitioners (in the incident) was known to the investigating officer even on the<\/p>\n
date of arrest of accused No.2, there is nothing on record to show any overt act<\/p>\n
allegedly committed by the petitioners, they have already been given to police<\/p>\n
custody and hence their continued detention will not serve any purpose.       The<\/p>\n
investigating officer    challenged that order before learned Sessions Judge,<\/p>\n
Thrissur in Crl.R.P.No.19 of 2009. Learned Sessions Judge after hearing both<\/p>\n
sides and perusing the records observed that the learned magistrate has not<\/p>\n
entered a finding as to the involvement of the petitioners in the case involving<\/p>\n
offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life and instead, on irrelevant<\/p>\n
considerations such as continued detention of the petitioners will not serve any<\/p>\n
purpose and no overt act is alleged against the petitioners, granted bail. Learned<\/p>\n
Sessions Judge observed that in the absence of any finding that there is no<\/p>\n
reasonable ground to think that petitioners have committed offence punishable<\/p>\n
with death or imprisonment with life, learned magistrate had no jurisdiction to<\/p>\n
grant bail.  It is further observed that records prima facie revealed involvement<\/p>\n
of petitioners in the alleged conspiracy and abetment.     Holding so, the order<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.No.1224\/2009<\/p>\n
                                         3<\/span><\/p>\n
passed by learned magistrate was set aside. In challenge of the order passed<\/p>\n
by learned Sessions Judge, petitioners have come in revision.<\/p>\n
       3.     Learned counsel for petitioners contend that learned Sessions<\/p>\n
Judge was not correct in holding that learned magistrate had no jurisdiction to<\/p>\n
grant bail to an accused involved in commission of offence punishable with<\/p>\n
death or imprisonment for life. It is also contended by learned counsel that<\/p>\n
learned Sessions Judge has not entered a finding that materials on record are<\/p>\n
sufficient to      prima facie show that petitioners have committed      offence<\/p>\n
punishable with death or imprisonment for life. Learned counsel therefore<\/p>\n
prayed that the impugned order passed by the learned Sessions Judge may be<\/p>\n
set    aside restoring the order passed by learned magistrate. Learned public<\/p>\n
prosecutor per contra contended that there are sufficient materials on record to<\/p>\n
show involvement of petitioners in criminal conspiracy, abetment of the crime<\/p>\n
and harbouring     some of the offenders after the incident and hence learned<\/p>\n
magistrate could not have granted bail in view of the restriction contained in<\/p>\n
Section 437(1)(i) of the Code.\n<\/p>\n
       4.     Section 437 (1) of the Code, no doubt gives power           to the<\/p>\n
magistrate to grant bail in cases involving non-bailable offences also but under<\/p>\n
clause (i) of Sub-section (1),      a   magistrate could not grant bail if there<\/p>\n
appeared reasonable ground for believing that the person concerned has been<\/p>\n
guilty of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life. So much so,<\/p>\n
a magistrate could grant bail to a person accused of an offence punishable with<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.No.1224\/2009<\/p>\n
                                          4<\/span><\/p>\n
death or imprisonment for life only on arriving at a satisfaction that there is no<\/p>\n
reasonable ground to believe that such person has committed an offence<\/p>\n
punishable with death or imprisonment for life. Therefore, learned Sessions<\/p>\n
Judge is justified in observing that without entering into such a satisfaction and<\/p>\n
finding, learned magistrate could not have granted bail under Section 437(1) of<\/p>\n
the Code.      I am unable to understand the observation made by           learned<\/p>\n
Sessions Judge as indicating that under no circumstance a magistrate could<\/p>\n
grant bail in respect of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.<\/p>\n
       5.      I have gone through the order passed by the learned magistrate.<\/p>\n
There is no finding that learned magistrate was satisfied that there was no<\/p>\n
reasonable ground to believe that petitioners have         committed an offence<\/p>\n
punishable with death or imprisonment for life.         Instead,   what    learned<\/p>\n
magistrate has observed is that records did not reveal any overact on the part<\/p>\n
of the petitioners and since petitioners had already been put in custody of the<\/p>\n
investigating officer till 25.2.2009 at 5 p.m. their continued detention will not<\/p>\n
serve any purpose. On going through the order passed by learned magistrate I<\/p>\n
am satisfied that it was not on a finding, express or implied that there appeared<\/p>\n
no reasonable ground to believe that petitioners have           committed offence<\/p>\n
punishable with death or imprisonment for life that they were granted bail.<\/p>\n
       6.      So far as the order impugned in this revision is concerned (passed<\/p>\n
by learned Sessions Judge), learned Sessions Judge has stated about the<\/p>\n
alleged role of petitioners in the alleged criminal conspiracy and abetment of<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.No.1224\/2009<\/p>\n
                                         5<\/span><\/p>\n
the crime.       To supplement the contention of learned Public Prosecutor,<\/p>\n
investigating officer has filed a statement and additional statement stating the<\/p>\n
materials so far collected, regarding the   alleged involvement of petitioners in<\/p>\n
the incident. The entire C.D. files in four volumes was placed before me. Gist<\/p>\n
of the allegations and materials collected against the petitioners are contained in<\/p>\n
the statement and additional statement filed by the investigating officer which are<\/p>\n
not disputed before me. That refers to the alleged involvement of the petitioners<\/p>\n
in the criminal conspiracy, abetment and harbouring of some of the offenders.<\/p>\n
Accused, Mithun confessed that the crime was committed at the instigation of<\/p>\n
the petitioners. The immediate provocation for attacking Biju, the deceased was<\/p>\n
that BJP leaders including petitioners thought that Biju was behind throwing of<\/p>\n
burning torch into the dharna organized by the BJP activists. On the evening of<\/p>\n
29.6.2008 accused Nos.1 and 2 were taken to the BJP office by accused No.6<\/p>\n
where the conspiracy was hatched up by the petitioners who instigated the<\/p>\n
accused to attack Biju. Accused Nos.1 and 2 were offered the assistance of two<\/p>\n
others also.    Accused No.3 is      said to have confessed the involvement of<\/p>\n
petitioners in the conspiracy. Petitioners provided the assailants with food and<\/p>\n
shelter. The mobile phones of petitioners and other accused during the relevant<\/p>\n
time revealed frequent incoming and outgoing calls between petitioners and<\/p>\n
accused Nos.1, 3 and 6. CWs148 and 149 have stated that they have seen<\/p>\n
petitioners waiting outside their party office on the evening of 29.6.2008 ,<\/p>\n
accused Nos.1, 2 and 6 reaching there in an autorickshaw and all of them going<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.No.1224\/2009<\/p>\n
                                          6<\/span><\/p>\n
into the party office. Petitioner No.1 is stated to have told CW148 while they<\/p>\n
were going into the party office that they (petitioners and accused Nos.1, 2 and<\/p>\n
6) had an urgent matter to be discussed. CW150 has seen accused Nos.1 and<\/p>\n
2 going to the house of petitioner No.1 on 30.6.2008 at about 7.30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Petitioner No.1 and accused No.3 were then at the courtyard of the former.<\/p>\n
The investigating officer has also narrated in his statement in paragraph 24 other<\/p>\n
details to show the alleged conspiracy and abetment involving petitioners. After<\/p>\n
the incident on 4.7.2008 accused Nos.1 and 2 were taken to safe places in a<\/p>\n
vehicle arranged by petitioner No.2 at the instance of petitioner No.1. Petitioners<\/p>\n
are also said to have visited accused No.2 in the house of accused No.12 where<\/p>\n
accused No.2 was allegedly harboured after the incident. The investigating<\/p>\n
officer states about the possibility of petitioners being subjected to polygraph<\/p>\n
test.\n<\/p>\n
       7.       Learned Sessions Judge in paragraph 7 of the impugned order<\/p>\n
has stated about availability of materials to show prima facie, involvement of<\/p>\n
petitioners in the alleged conspiracy and abetment for murder. I am to bear in<\/p>\n
mind that so far as criminal conspiracy and abetment are concerned, there may<\/p>\n
not be any direct evidence to prove the same, and only relevant circumstances<\/p>\n
can be brought in. On going through the statement and additional statement<\/p>\n
filed by the investigating officer, I am unable to find fault with the stand of the<\/p>\n
learned Sessions Judge that from the materials on record learned magistrate<\/p>\n
could not have formed the opinion that there is no ground to believe that<\/p>\n
Crl.R.P.No.1224\/2009<\/p>\n
                                        7<\/span><\/p>\n
petitioners are involved in an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for<\/p>\n
life.  That being the     factual and legal position, I am satisfied that learned<\/p>\n
magistrate was not correct in law or on facts in granting bail to the petitioners.<\/p>\n
Learned Sessions Judge is right in setting aside the order passed by learned<\/p>\n
magistrate. I do not find reason to interfere with the order under challenge.<\/p>\n
       Revision fails. It is dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                                               THOMAS P.JOSEPH,
\n                                                         Judge.\n<\/p>\n
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Kerala High Court Sreekumar vs State Of Kerala on 1 July, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1224 of 2009() 1. SREEKUMAR, AGED 36 YEARS, … Petitioner 2. UNNIKRISHNAN, 42 YEARS, S\/O.PARVATHY, Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY … Respondent For Petitioner :SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU For Respondent :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Hon’ble […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-230066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-kerala-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nSreekumar vs State Of Kerala on 1 July, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sreekumar-vs-state-of-kerala-on-1-july-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sreekumar vs State Of Kerala on 1 July, 2009 - 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