IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 7TH JULY 2011 / 16TH ASHADHA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 5234 of 2011() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.737/2011 OF CHAVARA POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED : ---------------------------------- LINU BABU, S/O.BABU, 2/1103, KUNJUTHURA PADEETTATHIL, FORT COCHIN, EDAPPALLY KOTTA, POOROOKKARA, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI. K.SHAJ SRI.SAJJU.S RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.V.MANU THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A.No.5234 of 2011 --------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of July, 2011 O R D E R This is an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is the sole accused in Crime No.737 of 2011 of Chavara Police Station, Kollam. 2. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 465, 468, 420 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 12(1)(b) of the Passport Act. 3. The allegation is that the petitioner tampered with his Secondary School Leaving Certificate to make it appear that he passed the SSLC examination, while in fact he had failed, and produced before the passport authorities for getting a visa to go abroad. The offence was detected and the crime was registered. The petitioner apprehends arrest and therefore, he has moved this Bail Application. BA 5234/2011 2 4. The offence alleged against the petitioner is grave in nature. If anticipatory bail is granted, it will adversely affect the proper investigation of the case. No grounds are made out for the grant of anticipatory bail. The Bail Application is accordingly dismissed. K.T.SANKARAN JUDGE csl