IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 12TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 23RD MAGHA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 687 of 2007() ---------------------------- CRIME NO. 271 OF 2006 OF MUSEUM POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------- Y.ROBINSON, AGED 39 YEARS, SON OF YOHANNAN, CHARUVILA PUTHEN BUNGLOW, KOLLAKONAM, PAYATTUVILA (PO), VIA-BALARAMAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU RESPONDENTS: STATE ------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ----------------------------------- Bail Application No. 687 of 2007 ---------------------------------- DATED: 12th February, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner who is the accused in Crime No. 271 of 2006 of Museum Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram for offences punishable under Sections 465, 468, 471 and 420 I.P.C. which subsequently transferred to C.B.C.I.D., Thiruvananthapuram as Crime No. 328/CR/Tvm/06, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner had given a forged pay order for a sum of Rs. 3,73,650/- with the Vikas Bhavan Branch of the State Bank of Travancore and having regard to the relationship which was maintained by the petitioner with the bank, the bank had discounted the pay order and paid a sum of Rs. 3,25,000/-. Custodial interrogation of the petitioner is inevitable. Hence, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. At the same time, since the petitioner has subsequently remitted the entire amount to the bank, I am inclined to permit the petitioner to surrender before the Investigating Officer for interrogation and recovery of incriminating materials , if any, and then have his application for regular bail ordered by the Magistrate concerned. Accordingly, the petitioner shall surrender before the Investigating Officer on any day between 13-02- B.A. No.687 of 2007 -:2:- 2007 and 15-02-2007 for the purpose of custodial interrogation and recovery of incriminating materials, if any. Thereafter the petitioner shall be produced before the Magistrate having jurisdiction, on the same day. The Magistrate shall consider and dispose of the application, if any, filed by the petitioner for regular bail preferably on the same day on which it is filed. This petition is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE ani