IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 12TH APRIL 2007 / 22ND CHAITHRA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 2091 of 2007() ----------------------------- (CRIME No.132/2007 OF KOTTAYAM EAST POLICE STATION) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- ABDUL HAMEED, AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.ABOOBACKER HASSAN, RESIDING AT DOOR NO.7 A6, FOUR SQURE MANNER, OPP.MODEL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, KAKKANAD. BY ADV. SRI.BABU KARUKAPADATH RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM EAST POLICE STATION, KOTTAYAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN-31. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- Bail Application No. 2091/2007 ----------------------------- Dated this 12th day of April, 2007 O R D E R The petitioner, who is the first accused in Crime No.132/2007 of Kottayam East police station for offences punishable under Section 465, 471 and 420 IPC read with Section 34 IPC seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application submitting inter alia that the petitioner was refused anticipatory bail by the Sessions Judge, Kottayam as well. He also submitted that the investigation so far conducted by the police reveals the involvement of more than 13 crores of rupees. 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. 4. Accordingly, the petitioner shall surrender before the investigating officer on any day between 19-4-2007 and 21-04- 2007 for the purpose of interrogation. The petitioner shall B.A.2091/2007 2 thereafter be produced on the same day before the Magistrate who shall consider his application for regular bail preferably on the same date on which such application is filed. 5. The interrogation of the petitioner shall be done maintaining sufficient confidentiality and without giving any publicity to the same. The application is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE mrcs