IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 23RD OCTOBER 2007 / 1ST KARTHIKA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 6404 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 322/07 OF PAVARATTY POLICE STATION CMP.8470/2007 of J.M.F.C.,CHAVAKKAD .................... PETITIONER/A4 --------------------------- MOHANDAS, S/O. GOPALAN, KOKKANTHARA VEEDU, MULLOORKARA VILLAGE, DESOM, THALAPPILLY TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.K.B.MOHANDAS SRI.LELLULAL T.G.THUNDATHIL RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. S.U. NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 6404 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of October, 2007 O R D E R Application for regular bail. The petitioner is the 4th accused in a crime registered for offences punishable under Sections 468 and 420 I.P.C. The crux of the allegations is that the accused persons, in collusion, had created false documents like driving licence etc. and had supplied the same to gullible customers receiving huge amount of money. The co-accused have already been granted regular bail as per orders in B.A.No. 6292 of 2007 and connected matters after they spent the entire period of 60 days in custody. The petitioner was arrested on 5.9.2007 and he continues in custody from that date. 2. The learned for the petitioner prays, the learned Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer on condition that like the co- accused, in the case of the petitioner also the Investigator may be given the full complement of 60 days to complete the investigation and I am satisfied that the petitioner can now be directed to be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. B.A.No. 6404 of 2007 2 3. In the result: 1) This application is allowed. 2) The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. (a) The petitioner shall not be released from custody on the strength of this order prior to 4.11.2007. The Investigators shall in the meantime make every endeavour to complete the investigation. (b) He shall execute a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to be satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. (c) He shall make himself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer on all Mondays and Fridays between 10 a.m. and 12 noon for a period of three months from the date of his release and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (R. BASANT) Judge tm