IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2007 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1785 of 2007 ----------------------------- CRIME NO.494/2006 OF THALASSERY POLICE STATION : PETITIONER/5TH ACCUSED --------------------------------------- SAM JOHN, S/O JOHN, HOUSE NO.77, VODERAHALLY, LAXMIPURAM, VIDHYARANYAPURAM P.O., BANGALORE-560 097, KARNATAKA STATE. BY ADV. SRI.JOBI JOSE KONDODY RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THALASSERY POLICE STATION, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR K.S SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/03/2007, ALONG WITH B.A.1786/07 AND 1787/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- Bail Application Nos. 1785/07, 1786/07 & 1787/07 ----------------------------- Dated this 23rd day of March, 2007 O R D E R The common petitioner in these applications for anticipatory bail is the common fifth accused in Crime No.494/2006 of Thalassery Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 409, 468 and 471, Crime No.196/2006 of Koothuparambu Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 409, 420, 468 and 471 and Crime No.522/2006 of Thalassery Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 409, 468 and 471 IPC. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application submitting inter alia that the petitioner, to whom the stolen vehicles were entrusted by accused Nos. 1 to 4, had facilitated re-sale of those vehicles after preparing forged documents. 3. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. There is no reason why the petitioner should not surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail. Accordingly if the petitioner surrenders before the Magistrate concerned and files an application for regular bail B.A.Nos.1785, 1786 & 1787/2007 2 within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of preferably on the same day on which it is filed. The applications are disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE mrcs