IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 8655 of 2011() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.832/2011 OF NEDUMBASSERY POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ---------------------------- VASANTHAN, AGED 30 YEARS, S/O.JAYAKUMAR NACHUMA KOVIL, YALPANAM, JAFFINA, SRI LANKA. BY ADV. SRI.C.D.JOHNY SMT.MEREENA JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT: --------------------------- S.H.O.CRIME DETACHMENT, ALUVA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.K.RAJEEV THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A.No.8655 of 2011 --------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of November, 2011 O R D E R This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.832 of 2011 of Nedumbassery Police Station. 2. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 419, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 12(1)(b)(d) and (e) of the Passport Act. 3. The prosecution case is the following : The petitioner is a Srilankan national. He was in the refugee camp at Chennai. The petitioner forged an Indian Passport in the name of one Palanivelu and as if the petitioner is Palanivelu, he went abroad. At Dubai Airport, the offence was detected and the petitioner was deported to India. The petitioner was arrested on 19.9.2011 and he was remanded to judicial custody. 4. The Bail Application is very vehemently opposed by BA 8655/11 2 the learned Public Prosecutor. It is submitted that if the petitioner is released on bail, he would make himself scarce and flee from justice. 5. Forging a passport by a Srilankan national and travelling with that passport as if he is an Indian is a very serious offence. It may even affect the safety and security of the nation and the fame of the nation abroad. If the petitioner is released on bail, it is most likely that he would make himself scarce and flee from justice. In a case of this nature, it is not proper to grant bail to the petitioner. It is also necessary to conduct the trial at the earliest. 6. It is submitted by the learned Public Prosecutor that the investigation will be expedited and the charge sheet will be filed without delay. For the aforesaid reasons, the Bail Application is dismissed. K.T.SANKARAN JUDGE csl