These are applications for regular bail moved by some of the accused persons in crime 146/2021 of Kodakara police station which was registered alleging offence under Sections 120B, 395, 212 and 412 of the Indian Penal Code. The genesis of the crime is an incident that happened at 4.40 a.m. on 03.04.2021 near the Kodakara over-bridge on the National Highway, NH-544. It is alleged that while the informant Shamjeer along with accused No.16, was moving in Ertiga car KL-56G 6786 from Kozhikode to Ernakulam, accused Nos.1 to 7 chased them in three cars and at the place of occurrence intercepted the said Ertiga car, pulled out CW1 and the 16th accused, manhandled them, smashed the windowpane of the car and driven away the car. The car was taken to the residence of the 9th accused where, an amount of Rs.3.5 crores concealed in the secret chambers of the car was looted by accused persons and the looted amount was divided among the accused persons. The crime was registered on 07/04/2021 alleging that an amount of Rs.25 lakhs was looted by some of the accused persons. But during the course of investigation it came out that money involved was Rs.3.5 crores and on that basis investigation was entrusted with a special team headed by the respondent the Deputy
