IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA TUESDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2008 / 20TH JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3441 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.106/08 OF VANCHIYOOR POLICE STATION PETITIONER --------------------------- SALIMAN @ SHAJI , S/O. MUTHUNAYAKOM HOUSE NO. 71, AYANTHITHOTTAM VEEDU, PULLENTHERI, KARAKONAM P.O., NEYYATTINKARA. BY ADV. SRI.G.SUDHEER RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------- B.A.No. 3441 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of June, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. According to prosecution, petitioner is implicated in a crime registered under Sections 420, 465, 468, 471, 419 and 120B of Indian Penal Code. It is alleged that accused 1 and 2 offered themselves as sureties for an accused before a Court and produced fake and forged documents for getting bail. It is further alleged that the forged documents were handed over by the petitioner to the accused. Therefore, the petitioner is also required for arrest in connection with the case. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that he is totally innocent of the allegations made. He has not given any document to the accused in this case. He pointed out that between 21.1.2008 and 4.4.2008 he was in judicial custody in connection with another case and during this period he could not have handed over any document as alleged by the prosecution. But, according to prosecution, about 2 ½ months prior to 28.3.2008, (the date on which the accused was questioned), the document was handed over by the petitioner to the accused. BA.3441/08 2 3. This petition is strongly opposed. On hearing both sides, I perused the case diary. The only material available against petitioner is the alleged confession statement before the police. But the case diary contains corrections, erasure and overwriting wherever the petitioner's name is mentioned. I am satisfied that this is a fit case to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, the following order is passed: The respondent shall release the petitioner in the event of his arrest on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting officer. This petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE vgs.