IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 26TH MAY 2008 / 5TH JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3104 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.476/2007 OF TOWN EAST POLICE STATION, THRISSUR PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED --------------------------- A.M.SHAREEF, S/O,. MUHAMMEDUNNI CHANDANAPARAMBIL HOUSE (THOUHEED) JARAM ROAD, GURUVAYOOR, NOW RESIDING AT VADAVATHUR VADAVATHUR P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.C.C.THOMAS (SR.) SRI.K.A.SHAMSUDEEN RESPONDENT: ------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE THRISSUR, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 3104 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 26th day of May, 2008 O R D E R This application is for anticipatory bail. 2. Petitioner is the 2nd accused in the Crime registered under sections 120B, 420, 423, 463, 466, 467, 468, 471, 472, 473, 474 and 476 read with section 34 IPC. According to the prosecution, the crime is registered against eight persons including the petitioner. The 1st accused is the Managing Director of a private limited company and the petitioner is the Director. The directors availed a loan of Rs.2.90 lakhs from the State Co-operative Bank, Thrissur. The petitioner also signed several documents for the purpose of procuring the loan. 3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner is only a director and he has not directly dealing with the business of the company. He signed the documents only as a director, for the formalities and he has not committed the offence. It is also submitted that the petitioner is prepared to give evidence, if the Investigating Officer so pleases to treat him as approver. The petitioner is residing Kottayam and the business is conducted by the 1st accused at Thrissur. BA 3104/08 -2- 4. This application is opposed by the learned Public Prosecutor. According to him, the allegations are of a serious nature and the petitioner is required for custodial interrogation. If the petitioner is released on bail, it will adversely affect the investigation, it is submitted. I am satisfied with the above submission made by the learned Public Prosecutor and on the facts of this case, I find that it is not fit to grant anticipatory bail. Hence, the application is dismissed. K. HEMA, JUDGE. mn.