IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 14TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 23RD BHADRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 5214 of 2010(F) ----------------------------------------- (CRIME NO.841/2010 OF FORT POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM) ................. PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ---------------------------------- JOHN CHRISTOPHER, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O. J.C.NORONHA, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, INET INFO LLC, 9738, MOREFIELD PLACE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19115, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT HOUSE NO.21, SKYLINE PALM SPING VILLA, VADAVATHUR P.O., KOTTAYAM-10. BY ADVS. SRI.SHAIJAN C.GEORGE, SRI.JOHN VIPIN SRI.P.A.SHIBU (PAZHAVAKAT) SMT. SAJITHA GEORGE, SMT.S.REKHA, SRI.ABISHEK KURIAN. RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. *ADDITIONAL R.2. IMPLEADED: 2. M.M. HASSAN, S/O. MALIK MOHAMMED, `HARSHAM', E.V. ROAD, COTTON HILL, THYCAUD.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. *ADDITIONAL R.2. IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 14/09/2010 IN CRL.M.A. NO. 5527/2010 IN B.A. NO. 5214/2010. R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZE, ADDL. R2 BY SRI.A.B.MOHANAKUMAR. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/09/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. V. RAMKUMAR, J. ......................................... B.A. NO. 5214 of 2010 .......................................... Dated: 14th September, 2010 ORDER Petitioner who is the sole accused in Crime No. 841 of 2010 of Fort Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram, for offences punishable under Sections 379, 419, 468 and 420 read with Sec. 34 I.P.C. seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. 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 considered by the Magistrate having jurisdiction. Accordingly, the petitioner shall surrender before the investigating officer on 24-09-2010 or 25-09-2010 for the purpose of interrogation and recovery of incriminating material, if any. The petitioner shall thereafter be produced before the Magistrate who on being satisfied that the petitioner has been interrogated by the police shall consider and dispose of his application for regular bail preferably on the same date on which it is filed. This petition is disposed of as above. Dated this the 14th day of September, 2010. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE ani