IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 1ST MARCH 2007 / 10TH PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 1041 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 88/07 OF PALARIVATTOM POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------ K.P. JAMES, KALANS PRODUCTS, NELLAYI, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SAIGI JACOB PALATTY RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PALARIVATTOM POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. BY D.G.P. SRI. P.G. THAMPI THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ----------------------------------- Bail Application No. 1041 of 2007 ---------------------------------- DATED: Ist March , 2007 O R D E R Petitioner who is the accused in Crime No.88/07 of Palarivattom Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 468 , 471 and 420 I.P.C. , seeks anticipatory bail. The de facto complainant is a Cini Artist by name Kavya Madhavan. According to her the agreement allegedly entered into between her, her mother and the petitioner permitting her photographs to be used for advertising the Ayurveda Products of the petitioner is a forged one. Even though Sri. P.G. Thampi, the learned Director General of Prosecutions opposed the application, the fact remains that forgery, even if it is true can be found out only after the comparison of the disputed signatures with her specimen signatures by a handwriting expert. Eventhough I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, I am inclined to permit the petitioner to surrender before the Investigating Officer and then have his application for regular bail ordered by the Magistrate concerned. Accordingly, the petitioner shall surrender before the B.A. 1041 of 2007 -:2:- Investigating Officer on any day between 7-3- 2007 and 9-3- 2007 for the purpose of custodial interrogation. Thereafter the petitioner shall be produced before the Magistrate having jurisdiction, on the same day who shall release the petitioner on bail on appropriate conditions. This petition is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE ani