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2025 DIGILAW 1260 (KER)

Khader Hussain v. State of Kerala, Represented By Public Prosecutor, High Court of Kerala

2025-05-20

P.G.AJITHKUMAR

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ORDER : (P.G. AJITHKUMAR, J.) The petitioners in each of these petitions are accused in various crimes registered by the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department, Thrissur. Necessary details are tabulated below: Sl. No. B.A. No. Crime No. Offences alleged 1. 2039 of 2025 240 of 2021 Sections 406, 420, 409, 465, 468, 471, 423, 120B read with Section 34 of the IPC and Sections 13(1)(c)(b) read with Section 13(2) and 13(1) (a) read with Section 2 of the PC Act. 2. 3831 of 2025 241 of 2021 Sections 406, 420, 409, 465, 468, 471, 423, 120B read with Section 34 of the IPC. 3. 3833 of 2025 247 of 2021 Sections 406, 420, 409, 465, 468, 471, 423, 120B read with Section 34 of the IPC. 4. 4128 of 2025 252 of 2021 Sections 406, 420, 409, 465, 468, 471, 423, 120B read with Section 34 of the IPC. 5. 4129 of 2025 254 of 2021 Sections 406, 420, 409, 465, 468, 471, 423, 120B read with Section 34 of the IPC. 2. The ranks of the petitioners in the respective crimes are not mentioned in the petition. The fact that the petitioners are accused in the crimes is conceded by the learned Additional Director General of Prosecution (ADGP). 3. The petitioners were members of the managing committee of Karuvannur Service Co-operative Bank Ltd. The business of the co-operative bank fell into doldrums following nonpayment of the deposits to its depositors. Alleging that on account of the misdeeds and misappropriation of amounts by the members of the managing committee and staff such a situation arose, various crimes were registered. The allegations against the petitioners are that they are privies to the offence of misappropriation of various amounts from the bank making use of false and forged documents. 4. When these matters came up for consideration on 29.04.2025, this Court as per a common order directed the investigating officer that the petitioners shall be released on bail subject to a few conditions in the event of their arrest. 5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned ADGP. 6. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that all the petitioners surrendered before the investigating officer on 08.05.2025 and the investigating officer after interrogation, released them on bail on their executing bonds as directed in the aforesaid order. 5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned ADGP. 6. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that all the petitioners surrendered before the investigating officer on 08.05.2025 and the investigating officer after interrogation, released them on bail on their executing bonds as directed in the aforesaid order. In the light of the said developments, I do not find any reason not to confirm the directions in the order dated 29.04.2025. Accordingly, these bail applications are allowed. The petitioners shall continue on bail in these crimes and the bail shall be subject to the conditions as imposed in the order dated 29.04.2025. It is made clear that the bonds executed by the petitioners shall be valid and continued as provided under Section 482 of the Code. Petitioners shall obey the conditions in the order dated 29.04.2025 without any fail. It is also ordered that in the event of violation of any of the said conditions, the jurisdictional court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail.