IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT FRIDAY, THE 2ND MAY 2008 / 12TH VAISAKHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 2536 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.106/08 OF VANCHIYOOR POLICE STATION PETITIONERS/ACCUSED ------------------------------------ 1. OMANA, W/O.MANIYAN, THERIVILA VEEDU, NELLIMOODU, NEYYATTINKARA. 2. SINDHU, D/O.OMANA, DO. DO. BY ADV. SRI.G.SUDHEER RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ 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 02/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 2536 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 2nd day of May, 2008 O R D E R Application for anticipatory bail. The petitioners are accused 4and 5. They face allegations in a crime registered under Sections 468, 471 and 120 I.P.C. Accused 1and 2 had allegedly offered themselves as sureties for an accused before the Court producing fake/forged documents. Crime was registered. In the course of the investigation the petitioner has been arrayed as an accused. 2. The crux of the allegations against the petitioners is that it was the mother of the accused in the main case, who contacted the petitioners to secure for her sureties to secure the release of the accused in that case. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners prays, the learned Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied, in the facts and circumstances, that anticipatory bail can B.A.No. 2536 of 2008 2 be granted to the petitioners, subject to appropriate terms and conditions. 4. In the result: (1) These applications are allowed. (2) The following directions are issued under Section 438 Cr.P.C. (a) The petitioners shall surrender before the learned Magistrate on 9.5.2008 at 11 a.m. The learned Magistrate shall release the petitioners on regular bail on condition that they execute bonds for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) each with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. (b) The petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on 10.5.2008 and 11.5.2008. During this period, the investigators shall be at liberty to interrogate the petitioners in custody and take all necessary steps in connection with the investigation. Thereafter they shall appear before the Investigating Officer on all Mondays between B.A.No. 2536 of 2008 3 10 a.m. and 12 noon for a period of one month and subsequently as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (c) If the petitioners do not appear before the learned Magistrate as directed in clause (1) above, these directions shall lapse on 9.5.08 and the police shall be at liberty thereafter to arrest the petitioners and deal with them in accordance with law. (d) If the petitioners were arrested prior to their surrender on 9.5.2008 as directed in clause (1) above, they shall be released on bail on their executing bonds for Rs.25,000/- each without any surety undertaking to appear before the learned Magistrate on 9.5.2008. (R. BASANT) Judge tm