IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA TUESDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 6911 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.297/2003 OF CRIME BRANCH S.I.G. 3 KOZHIKODE PETITIONER : 7TH ACCUSED ------------------------------ ABDUL SALAM MUNDODAN, S/O.ABDURAHIMAN MUSLIAR, VAZHAYIL HOUSE, POST KAVANNUR, (VIA) AREEKODE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRIC.M.MOHAMMED IQUABAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. --------------------------------------------- B.A.No.6911 of 2008 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th November, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 468 and 471 of IPC. According to prosecution, petitioner along with 17 other accused, in furtherance of common intention, forged certain documents and transported rubber. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that petitioner is the seventh accused, who allegedly transported rubber. He was working abroad when the crime was registered and he came to know about the crime only when he came to India. He is prepared to surrender before the police and co-operate with investigation. He only wants a direction to dispose of the bail application on the same day. After hearing both sides, the following order is passed: (i) Petitioner shall surrender before the Investigating Officer within seven days from today and co-operate with investigation. (ii) Thereafter, petitioner shall be produced before BA No.6911 /2008 2 the Magistrate Court in accordance with law and learned Magistrate shall dispose of the bail application, if any, filed by him, as expeditiously as possible, on merit. The petition is dismissed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl