IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA TUESDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2009 / 30TH POUSHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 6996 of 2008(D) ------------------------------------- CRIME NO.687/2008 OF KASARAGOD POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED : ----------------------------- NAJEEB M.H,S/O MEHONUL HAJI A.H., SHERIEJA MANZIL, THALANGARA WEST HILL, KASARGOD. BY ADV. SRI.T.B.SHAJIMON SMT.GOVINDU P.RENUKADEVI RESPONDENT/COMPLAINT : --------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE KASARGOD POLICE STATION,REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ERNAKULAM, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------ B.A. No.6996 OF 2008 ------------------------------ Dated this the 20th day of January, 2009 O R D E R This petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 468, 417 of I.P.C. According to prosecution, defacto complainant approached second accused, who is a travel agent to renew his passport. The name in the passport did not tally with the S.S.L.C. Book and hence, a certificate was necessary to show that both the persons are same. This was to be done by a gazetted officer. Therefore, the documents were entrusted by second accused to first accused. He along with third accused created the certificate purporting to be issued by a gazetted officer but, on verification it was found that said person, who issued the certificate was not in existence and the seal and the documents were forged. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that as per the allegations in the complaint, petitioner is only entrusted first accused to get certificate and hence, he has no objection in granting anticipatory bail to petitioner. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that anticipatory B.A.No.6996 of 2008 2 bail can be granted to petitioner on conditions. Hence, the following order is passed. Petitioner shall surrender before the Investigating Officer within seven days from today and in the event of his arrest, he shall be released on bail on his executing bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for like sum to the satisfaction of the Arresting Officer on the following conditions : i) Petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation and he shall co-operate with the investigation. ii) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer as and when directed. ii) Petitioner shall not influence or intimidate any witness or commit any offence while on bail. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE pac