IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 20” DAY OF APRIL, 2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE V. JAGANNATHAN CRL.P. NO.10622/2011 BETWEEN: MR.RAJENDRA VINAYAK NAIK, 5/0 VINAYAK NAIL EXPORT MANAGER, M/S PRINTEX EXPORT INDIA PVT. LTD., DREAM CHAMBERS. NEAR BUS STAND, YELLAPUR, LJTTARA NAN NADA DISTRiCT. .PETITIONER (BY SRI.MURTHY DAYANAND NAIK, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KARWAR TOWN PS POLICE PRESENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY: DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, FRAUD SQUAD, C.I.D., CARLTON BHAVAN, PALACE ROAD, BANGALORE-560001 RESPONDENT (BY SRI.VINAYAK KULKARNI, HCGP THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438(1) OF CR.P.C. SEEKING THAT IN THE EVENT OF ARREST OF THE PETITIONER IN CONNECTiON WITH AND ARISING OUT OF KARWAR TOWN P.S. CRIME NO.154/2010 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 379 & 409 OF IPC HE SHALL BE RELEASED ON BAIL ON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS. .1 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORDER In this petition, petitioner has sought for anticipatory bail and the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that, on the basis of the FIR registered in Forest FIR No.6/2009-10 alleging that, out of the iron ore to the tune of 50,000 M.T. stored in the Karwar port, much of the iron ore was missing and only 14,500 M.T. was remained in the port and, therefore, a case has been registered by the Karwar Town Police in Crime No.154/2010 for the offences punishable under Sections 379 and 409 of IPC. After the investigation, the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Fraud Squad, CID had filed an application before the CJM, Karwar seeking permission from the Court to add the names of the 13 stevedores and exporters named in the application. The petitioner herein is therefore, apprehending arrest by the police. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, in identical matters, this Court has granted anticipatory bail 3 to the petitioners with regard to the order passed in Crl.P.No.10469/2011, 10470/2011 and 10508/2011. 2. Having thus heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and also after considering the objections filed by the respondent-State and in view of this Court granted anticipatory bail to the similarly placed persons in the aforementioned criminal petitions, the present petition also required to be allowed on the same terms and conditions on the ground of parity. Hence, the following order is passed. 3. In the result, petition is allowed and in the event of arrest of the petitioner he be released on bail subject to the petitioner satisfying the following conditions: 1) The petitioner is directed to surrender before the investigating officer and in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on his furnishing self bond for Rs. 1,00,000/- along with two surcties for the likesum to the satisfaction of the investigating officer. ii) He shall cooperate with the 1.0. during investigation of the case by appearing before him k 4 as and when required for the purpose of investigation. iii) He shall produce before the 1.0. the documents showing his permanent residential address. iv) He shall also produce before the 1.0. the names and address of the person/s responsible for the day-to-day affairs of his company. v) He shall also produce before the 1.0. such documents pertaining to his company as would be required by the 1.0. for the purposc of investigation. vi) He shall produce the name and permanent addresses of the Managing Director and other Directors of his company, so as to enable the 1.0. to interrogate them, if necessary, during investigation of the case. vii) He shall not leave the jurisdiction of the trial Court, without prior permission of the Investigating Officer. 3d!- JUDGE MT3S/-