IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2010 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 1995 of 2010 PETITIONER: -------------------- K.L. JOSEPH, S/O. LONAN, KOITHARA HOUSE, SHINE ROAD, POONITHURA VILLAGE, VYTTILA, COCHIN - 19. BY ADV. SRI.P.F.FRANCIS RESPONDENT: --------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PANANGAD POLICE STATON, RERESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.TEKCHAND THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ B.A. NO. 1995 OF 2010 ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 8th day of April, 2010 O R D E R The petitioner apprehends arrest by Panangad Police on an accusation of the petitioner having committed non-bailable offence. The petitioner apprehends arrest on the basis of a petition filed by the subscribers of a chit. Therefore, he has filed this application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. It is stated that the petitioner was running a financial institution under the name and style “J & T Investments” at Vyttila. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor submitted that against the petitioner, Crime No.1179 of 2009, for the offences under Sections 406 and 420 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, and Crime No.97 of 2010, for the offences under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, were registered by the Panangad Police. The petitioner was arrested in those crimes and he was released on bail. The learned Public Prosecutor submitted that no other crime is registered against the petitioner by Panangad police and, therefore, B.A. NO. 1995 OF 2010 :: 2 :: there is no intention to arrest the petitioner. The submission made by the learned Public Prosecutor is recorded and the Bail Application is closed with liberty to the petitioner to approach this Court again as and when occasion arises. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/