IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH APRIL 2007 / 14TH CHAITHRA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1980 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.368/2004 OF AROOR POLICE STATION PETITIONER ---------------------------- TANY JAMES, AGED 22 YEARS, D/O. JAMES, KOTHATTU HOUSE, ERAMALLOOR, CHERTHALA. BY ADV. SRI.N.RATHEESH SMT.SUMA RATHEESH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, AROOR POLICE STATION, AROOR, CHERTHALA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. P.N. SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- Bail Application No. 1980/2007 ----------------------------- Dated this 4th day of April, 2007 O R D E R The petitioners seek anticipatory bail on the allegation that Aroor police are at his heels at the instance of one Varghese @ Ajimon. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submitted that the petitioner is the fourth accused in a private complaint which was got forwarded under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C by the Aroor Police, which registered a case as Crime No.368/2004 for an offence punishable under Section 420 IPC read with Section 34 IPC. 3. Even though anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature, 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 regular bail ordered by the Magistrate concerned. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the Investigating Officer on any day between 10.4.2007 and 12.4.2007 for the purpose of interrogation. The petitioner shall, thereafter, be produced on the same day before the Magistrate having B.A.1980/2007 2 jurisdiction, who shall release the petitioner on bail on appropriate conditions. The application is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE mrcs