IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 25TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 3RD ASWINA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5729 of 2008() ----------------------------- (CRIME NO.129/2008 OF PUTHENCRUZ POLICE STATION) PETITIONER/ IST ACCUSED ------------------------------------------- SALIM, S/O.ISSAC, AGED 47 YEARS, PONNAL HOUSE, OORAMANAKARA, MEMMURI VILLAGE, ERNAKULAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE SEBASTIAN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUTHENCRUZ POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. --------------------------------------------------- Bail Appl.No. 5729 of 2008 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of September, 2008. ORDER Petition for anticipatory bail. 2. The alleged offences are under sections 420, 467, 468, 469 and 34 of Indian Penal Code. According to prosecution, the petitioner allegedly transferred a Maruti car to the de facto complainant, but the R.C. Book and other documents were allegedly forged and, hence, a crime was registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by him under various sections. 3. Petitioner is the first accused in the crime. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner purchased the car from one Jobin Varghese. He was arrested in connection with another crime no.376 of 2007 and in the said crime, he admitted that the documents were forged by him with the help of another person. This fact is revealed from Annexure-B, copy of the report in the said crime. Petitioner is absolutely innocent, it is submitted. [B.A.No.5727/08] 4. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner may be directed to surrender before the investigating officer and make himself available for interrogation and subject to that he has no objection in granting bail to him. Hence, the following order is passed: 1) Petitioner shall surrender before the investigating officer within 7 days from today and make himself available for interrogation and in case of arrest, he shall be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting officer on condition that he will co-operate with the investigation and he will report before the investigating officer as and when directed. Petition is allowed. Sd/- K. HEMA, JUDGE. Krs. // True Copy // P.S. to Judge.