The High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam considered a bail application filed by Sreejith, the first accused, under Sections 3(1)(a) and 5(a) of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. The court found prima facie evidence of his complicity in running a brothel and dismissed the application.
The application for anticipatory bail is dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.UBAID
WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF JUNE 2016/1ST ASHADHA, 1938
Bail Appl..No. 3497 of 2016 () -------------------------------
CRIME NO. 450/2016 OF PALAKKAD TOWN SOUTH POLICE STATION , PALAKKAD
PETITIONER(S)/ACCUSED NO.1:
SREEJITH AGED 32 YEARS, S/O.SIVANARAYANAN, PADINJARE KUNNEKKATTIL HOUSE, KALAPPATTY, KUZHALAMANNAM, ALATHUR, PALAKKAD.
BY ADV. SRI.V.A.JOHNSON (VARIKKAPPALLIL)
RESPONDENT(S)/COMPLAINANT:
STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.
BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT. SEENA RAMAKRISHNAN
THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22-06-2016, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
dS
P.UBAID, J.
ORDER
The petitioner herein is the first accused in Crime No. 450 of 2016 of the Palakkad Town South Police Station, registered under Sections 3(1)(a) and 5(a) of the Immoral Traffic Act.
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part of investigation, and that, if the accused is now released, he will definitely obstruct the proper and effective investigation.
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Police also shows the very same building number, and the lessee is none other than the petitioner herein. I am not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.
In the result, this application for anticipatory bail is dismissed.
Sd/- P.UBAID
JUDGE
ds
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P.A. to Judge
1 issue framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner facing charges under Sections 3(1)(a) and 5(a) of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
SREEJITH
STATE OF KERALA
P.UBAID
As recorded by the court registry
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