IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 16TH AUGUST 2010 / 25TH SRAVANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 3979 of 2010() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.143/2010 OF RAJAPURAM POLICE STATION, KASARAGOD. (S): PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- JITHEESH MUTTIL, S/O. MUTTIL BALAN, GEETH HOUSE, BALANTHODE, HOSDURG TALUK. KASARGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SUNNY MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, THROUGH THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, RAJAPURAM POLICE STATION, KASARAGOD DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.TEK CHAND. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.3979 of 2010 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 16th August, 2010. O R D E R This petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 12(1)((b) of the Indian Passport Act. According to prosecution, petitioner obtaining visiting visa by forging the passport and changing his address in the second page of original passport. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that as per the allegations of the prosecution, petitioner effected certain corrections in the entries in the passport, for obtaining the visiting visa. But, it is not necessary to make any such corrections in the entries, for obtaining visiting visa. Petitioner is unnecessarily implicated in the case and he requested for an opportunity to explain his innocence to the Investigating Officer and as per the direction of this Court, he appeared before him and he was questioned. 4. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioner appeared before the Investigating Officer as per the direction of this Court and he was interrogated. He has no objection in BA NO. 3979/10 2 granting anticipatory bail to petitioner on conditions, it is submitted. 5. On hearing both sides, I pass the following order : (1) Petitioner shall, in the event of his arrest, be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting officer, on the following conditions : (i) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and co-operate with the investigation. (ii) Petitioner shall not influence or intimidate any witness or tamper with evidence. (2) This order will be in force only for a period of one month from today. In the meanwhile, whether petitioner is arrested or not, petitioner may seek regular bail from the court concerned. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE. tgs