IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 18TH MAGHA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 672 of 2007(P) ----------------------------- CRIME NO.513/06 OF THALASSERY POLICE STATION. PETITIONER/5TH ACCUSED ---------------------------------------- PETER, S/O. BURNABUYS, HOUSE NO.69/248, 9TH MAIN ROAD, H.M.T. LOWWART, MATHIKERA, BANGALORE-54. BY ADV. SRI.CIBI THOMAS RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT/STATE --------------------------------------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THALASSERY POLICE STATION. 2. STATE, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/02/2007, ALONG WITH B.A.NOS. 676/07, 678/07, 679/07 & 680/07 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.Nos.672/07, 676/07, 678/07, 679/07 & 680/07 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----------------------- - - - - - - DATED THIS THE 7th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2007 O R D E R The common petitioner in these bail applications is the accused in Crime Nos.513/06, 514/06, 511/06, 509/06 and 510/06 respectively of Thalassery Police Station all registered for offences punishable under sections 409, 468 and 471 in respect of various motor vehicles. In all these cases, the petitioner seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor, on instructions, opposed the application submitting, inter alia, that accused 1 and 2 in all these cases had taken the vehicles concerned on hire and had entrusted the same with accused 4 and 5 for sale and the vehicles were sold at Bangalore through the petitioner herein using forged R.C.books, etc. 3. It is too early to accept the petitioner's contention that he has been falsely implicated in all these cases. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. I am, however, 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 considered by the Magistrate having jurisdiction. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the Investigating Officer on B.A.Nos.672/07, 676/07, 678/07, 679/07 & 680/07 - : Page numbers :- any day between 9.2.2007 and 13.2.2007 for the purpose of interrogation and recovery of incriminating materials, if any. Thereafter the petitioner shall be produced before the Magistrate having jurisdiction on the same day. The Magistrate shall consider and dispose of the applications, if any, filed by the petitioner for regular bail, preferably on the same date on which such applications are filed. These applications are disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE dsn