IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 15TH MARCH 2007 / 24TH PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 1386 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 76/2007 OF VAIKOM POLICE STATION PETITIONER -------------- K.VINAYAKUMAR, AGED 38 YEARS, S/O.LATE P.V.KARUNAKARAN, PUTHENTHARA HOUSE, PALLIPURATHUSSERY P.O., VAIKOM. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANJAY SRI.A.PARVATHI MENON RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, (THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VAIKOM POLICE STATION, VAIKOM). BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.N. SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/03/2007 ALONG WITH OTHER CONNECTED CASE, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ----------------------------------- Bail Application Nos. 1386 and 1388 of 2007 ---------------------------------- DATED: 15th March 2007 O R D E R The common petitioner in these applications for anticipatory bail is the 2nd accused in Crime No. 76 of 2007 and the 3rd accused in Crime No. 89/2007 of Vaikom Police Station for an offence punishable under Sec. 420 read with Section 34 I.P.C. 2. Eventhough the learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application submitting inter alia that the petitioner and the other accused collected two crores of rupees from various investors promising to pay higher rate of interest and have not returned their money, having regard to the fact that the petitioner was directed to surrender before the investigating officer and then to have his regular bail application ordered by the Magistrate having jurisdiction in four other crimes of similar nature namely Crime Nos. 710, 727, 839 and 815 of 2006 of the very same police station, I see no reason why a similar order should not be passed in these applications as well. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the Investigating Bail Application Nos. 1386 and 1388 of 2007 -:2:- Officer on any day between 21-3-2007 and 23-3-2007 for the purpose of custodial interrogation and recovery of incriminating materials, if any. Thereafter the petitioner shall be produced before the Magistrate on the same day having jurisdiction. The Magistrate shall consider and dispose of the application, if any, filed by the petitioner for regular bail preferably on the same day on which it is filed. These petitions are disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE ani