IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2006 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 7431 of 2006() ----------------------------- Crime No.285/06 of CBCID, Palakkad : PETITIONER ---------------------------- THRESSIAMMA K.JOSE, AGED 56, KURISINGAL HOUSE, ARPOOKARA, EAST P.O., PANAMPALAM, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SMT.SANDHYA RAJU RESPONDENT: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.Ramkumar, J. ======================== B.A.No.7431 of 2006 ======================== Dated this the 20th day of December, 2006. ORDER Petitioner, who is the fourth accused in Crime No.285 of 2006 of C.B. C.I.D., Palakkad for offences punishable under Sections 420, 466 and 471 read with Section 34 I.P.C., seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application submitting inter alia that promissing visa for overseas employment, 18 persons were cheated by the petitioner and the other co-accused who had collected a sum of Rs.17,85,000/-. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted to a person like the petitioner. As agreed to by the parties, the petitioner will surrender before the Investigating Officer any day between 21.12.2006 and 23.12.2006 for the purpose of custodial interrogation and recovery of incriminating documents, if any. Thereafter, the petitioner shall be produced before the Magistrate having jurisdiction on the same day and the Magistrate shall consider BA 7431/06 -: 2 :- and dispose of the application for regular bail (to be filed by the petitioner) preferably on the same day on which it is filed. With this direction, this petition is disposed of. V.Ramkumar, Judge. ess 20/12