IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 7TH DECEMBER 2010 / 16TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 7742 of 2010(A) ----------------------------- (CRIME NO. 857/2010 OF ALAPPUZHA SOUTH POLICE STATION) --------- PETITIONER(4TH ACCUSED IN CRIME 857/2010 OF ALAPPUZHA SOUTH POLICE STATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------- RONY ROKKIS, AGED 19 YEARS, D/O.ROKKIS, PALLIYAMBIKUNNEL HOUSE, MANKULAM KARA, MANKULAM VILLAGE, DEVIKOLAM TALUK. BY ADVS. SRI.RAINGE KODUVATH SRI.JOY C.PAUL, DR.ABRAHAM P. MEACHINKARA RESPONDENT: ------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SRI.V.TEK CHAND THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: VK V. RAMKUMAR, J. ......................................... B.A. No. 7742 of 2010 .......................................... Dated this the 7th day of December, 2010 ORDER Petitioner, who is the 4th accused in Crime No.857/2010 of Alappuzha South Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 465 and 471 I.P.C., seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. After evaluating the factors and parameters which are to be taken into consideration in the light of paragraph 122 of the verdict dated 2-12-2010 of the Apex Court in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra and Others (Crl.Appeal No. 2271 of 2010), I am of the view that anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature, since the investigating officer has not had the advantage of interrogating the petitioner. But at the same time, I am inclined to permit the petitioner to surrender before the Investigating Officer for the purpose of interrogation and then to have his application for bail allowed by the Magistrate having jurisdiction. B.A.No.7742/2010 2 Accordingly, the petitioner shall surrender before the investigating officer on 17.12.2010 or on 18.12.2010 for the purpose of interrogation and recovery of incriminating material, if any. In case the investigating officer is of the view that having regard to the facts of the case arrest of the petitioner is imperative he shall record his reasons for the arrest in the case diary as insisted in paragraph 129 of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre's case (supra). The petitioner shall thereafter be produced before the Magistrate and permitted to file an application for regular bail. In case the interrogation of the petitioner is without arresting him, the petitioner shall thereafter appear before the Magistrate and apply for regular bail. The Magistrate on being satisfied that the petitioner has been interrogated by the police shall release the petitioner on bail on the petitioner executing a bond for Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate and subject to the following conditions:- B.A.No.7742/2010 3 1. The 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 including custodial interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer. 3. 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. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. This petition is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE ln