IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN TUESDAY, THE 29TH APRIL 2008 / 9TH VAISAKHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 2498 of 2008() ----------------------------- [CRIME NO.19/2004 OF MATTANCHERRY POLICE STATION] : PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- PRAVEEN GUPTA, AGED 36 YEARS, S/O.R.S.GUPTA, 'PARAMAASHRAY',8/1712A,MULLACKAL BHAGAVATHY LANE, KOOVAPADAM, KOCHI-682 002. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV SRI.NAVEEN THOMAS RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MATTANCHERRY, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MATTANCHERRY POLICE STATION MATTANCHERRY. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.K.SURESH THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/04/2008, THE COURT ON 29/04/2008 PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.K.MOHANAN, J. -------------------------------- Bail Application No.2498 of 2008 -------------------------------- Dated this the day of April, 2008 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec.438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the accused in Crime No.19/2004 of Mattancherry Police Station for an offence punishable under Secs.468,406 and 420 I.P.C., seeks anticipatory bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the allegations levelled against the petitioner and the other circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with the above case within a period of three months from today on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the said officer and subject to the following conditions: B.A.No. 2498/08 -:2:- 1. Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 5. Petitioner shall surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail in the meanwhile. 4. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.K.MOHANAN, JUDGE. jsr