IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2009 / 20TH SRAVANA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 3765 of 2009() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.628/2006 OF KASARGOD POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- NAVEEN HEGDE, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O. SADASIVA HEGDE, KOTHUWALA GUTHU, KAPU POST, UDUPPI TALUK, KARNATAKA STATE. BY ADV. SRI.T.MADHU RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KASARGOD POLICE STATION, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGHCOURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.TEKCHAND THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------------------------- B.A.No.3765 of 2009 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of August, 2009 ORDER Apprehending arrest in Crime No.628 of 2006 of Kasaragod Police Station, the petitioner has approached this Court by way of this application for anticipatory bail. The crime relates to theft of a car belonging to the sister of the de facto complainant. The learned public prosecutor submitted that theft of the car was on 11.9.2006. Udupi Police, Karnataka State, registered a case against the petitioner and others as Crime No.304 of 2006 under Sections 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code in respect of the vehicle involved in the present case. Learned public prosecutor submitted that the petitioner is only a suspect in the present case and therefore, so long as he is not arrayed as an accused, there is no intention on the part of the police to arrest the petitioner. This submission is recorded and the Bail Application is closed with liberty to the petitioner to approach this Court again, if and when occasion arises. K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE csl