IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2008 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 2377 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 723 OF 2007 OF PEROORKADA POLICE STATION PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 & 2: --------------------------------- 1. MANI S.KARTHA, S/O.T.N.SANKARAN KARTHA, KAITHAPPILLIL HOUSE, VENGOOR P.O. & VILLAGE, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN-683 546. 2. SONY SOMAN, AGED 27 YEARS, S/O. SOMAN PILLAI, SONI VIHAR, MANAPPILLY NORTH PO KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.RAMAN KARTHA RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT & STATE: --------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PEROORKKADA POLICE STATION (CRIME NO.723/07), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ----------------------------------- Bail Application No. 377 of 2008 ---------------------------------- DATED: 21-05-2008 O R D E R Petitioners who are accused Nos. 1 and 2 in Crime No. 723 of 2007 of Perrorkada Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 379, 120 (b), 406 and 420 read with Sec. 34 I.P.C. seek anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. But at the same time, I am inclined to permit the petitioners to surrender before the Investigating Officer for the purpose of interrogation and then to have their application for bail considered by the Magistrate having jurisdiction. Accordingly, the petitioners shall surrender before the investigating officer on any day between 27-5- 2008 and 29-05-2008 for the purpose of interrogation. The petitioners shall thereafter be produced on the same day before the Magistrate who shall release the petitioners on bail on appropriate conditions. This petition is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE ani