IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND JULY 2008 / 11TH ASHADHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4104 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRMP.2318/2008 of D.C.& SESSIONS COURT,THODUPUZHA CRIME NO.130/08 OF KUMALY POLICE STATION PETITIONER --------------------------- C.G. SHAJIMON ALIAS SHAJI, S/O. GOPALAN CHERUVIL HOUSE, OTTA EETTI, KATTAPPANA, IDUKKI. BY ADV. SRI.V.G.ARUN SRI.T.R.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT ----------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.A.SALIM THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------- B.A.No. 4104 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd July, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 120(B), 468, 471, 419, 420 and 34 of Indian Penal Code. Petitioner is the first accused. He is a licensee of foreign liquor shop during the period 1998-1999. He forged certain documents and produced the same before the Sales-tax authorities with the help of a Village Assistant and the second accused. A complaint was filed before the Government by the Sales-tax authorities and thereafter an enquiry was conducted by the Vigilance and a crime is registered against the petitioner and two others. Crime is now being investigated into by the local police. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the allegations made. According to him, custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not necessary since the investigation is completed. 4. This petition is strongly opposed. It is submitted by learned Public Prosecutor that the charge sheet has not been laid BA.4104/08 2 and the involvement of the second and third accused has to be clearly found out. According to him, another accused is also involved in the crime and the details of the said person have to be ascertained. If the petitioner is released on bail, it may not be possible to trace out those details, it is submitted. 5. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that granting of anticipatory bail to the petitioner will adversely affect the investigation and hence this petition is dismissed. K.HEMA, JUDGE vgs.