IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2008 / 8TH MAGHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 162 of 2008() ---------------------------- CRIME NO.222/07 OF MARANALLOOR POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- SAKUNTHALA, AGED 40 YEARS, NAVANATTU, VAZHAPPILLY, KOTTOOR. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.U. NAZAR. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ------------------------------------------------- B.A. No. 162 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of January, 2008 ORDER Application for anticipatory bail. The petitioner – a woman, is the 3rd accused. Altogether, there are 4 accused persons. She faces allegations for offences punishable, inter alia, under Sec.468 of the IPC. The crux of the allegations is that she executed a document describing herself to be another woman. Interim directions were issued on 14/1/08. The petitioner had appeared before the Investigating Officer. She was interrogated. All necessary steps for investigation have already been taken, submits the learned Public Prosecutor. The learned Public Prosecutor, in these circumstances, submits that the State has no objection against the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 2. I am satisfied, in the facts and circumstances of this B.A. No. 162 OF 2008 -: 2 :- case, that anticipatory bail can be granted to the petitioner. In the absence of opposition from the learned Public Prosecutor, it is not necessary for me to advert to the facts in any greater detail in this order. 3. In the result, this petition is allowed. Following directions are issued under Sec.438 of the Cr.P.C: (i) The petitioner shall appear before the learned Magistrate having jurisdiction at 11 a.m. on 4/2/08. She shall be released on regular bail on her executing a bond for Rs.50,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. (ii) The petitioner shall make herself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on 5/2/08. Thereafter the petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer on all Mondays and Fridays between 10 a.m. and 12 noon for a period of two months. Subsequently, she shall so make herself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (iii) If the petitioner does not appear before the learned Magistrate as directed in clause (i), directions issued above shall thereafter stand revoked and the police shall be at liberty to B.A. No. 162 OF 2008 -: 3 :- arrest the petitioner and deal with him in accordance with law as if these directions were not issued at all; (iv) If the petitioner were arrested prior to her surrender on 4/2/08 as directed in clause (i) above, he shall be released on his executing a bond for Rs.50,000/- without any sureties undertaking to appear before the learned Magistrate on 4/2/08. Sd/- (R. BASANT, JUDGE) Nan/ //true copy// P.S. to Judge