IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA TUESDAY, THE 21ST OCTOBER 2008 / 29TH ASWINA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 6473 of 2008(F) ------------------------------------- IN C.B.C.I.D.CRIME NO.304 OF 2006 (THIRUNELLI POLIC STATION CRIME NO.32/2006) PETITIONER/3RD ACCUSED : ---------------------------------- C.K.GOPALAN, S/O.RAMAN NAIR, AGED 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT VADAKARA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.E.K.MADHAVAN SMT.P.VIJAYAMMA SRI.DEVIDAS.U.K SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON SMT.UMA GOPINATH RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT : ------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY DITECTIVE INSPECTOR, CRIME BRANCH C.I.D., WAYANAD, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR AT HIGH COURT OF KERALA PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------ B.A. No.6473 OF 2008 ------------------------------ Dated this the 21st day of October, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 407, 468, 471, 420, 409 read with Section 34 of I.P.C. According to prosecution, the Hindustan News Print Ltd. was allowed to cut and remove eucalyptus trees from a portion of the forest. Passes were also issued by the forest officials for cutting and removing trees from the forest. Petitioner is an employee of Hindustan News Print Ltd. and he has to countersign the passes. 152 loads of eucalyptus trees were removed from the forest, but only 118 loads reached to the Hindustan News Print Ltd. 34 loads were misappropriated and for this purpose, passes were forged by the contractors, with the aid of petitioner, is the allegation. 3. The petitioner is the third accused in the crime. The fourth accused was granted anticipatory bail, after considering the contentions on both sides at length. The petitioner is also an employee of Hindustan News Print Ltd. and similarly placed as that of the fourth accused, it is submitted by learned Public B.A.6473 of 2008 2 Prosecutor. It is also submitted by him that petitioner was also interrogated by the police and he may not be required for further interrogation and that he has no objection in granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, the following order is passed : Petitioner shall surrender before the Magistrate court concerned within ten days from today and if bail application is filed, he shall be released on bail on his executing bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate on the following conditions: i. Petitioner shall co-operate with the investigation. ii. Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer as and when directed. iii. Petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or commit any offence while on bail. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE pac