IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 19TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 30TH MAGHA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 635 of 2007() ---------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.4613/2006 CRIME NO.1 OF 2006 OF CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH, CHENNAI .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- A.FIROZ, S/O.ALIKUNJU SASTRY, STATION VIEW, KANIYAPURAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENTS: STATE ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANGALAPURAM POLICE STATION, MANGALAPURAM. 3. THE DETECTIVE INSPECTOR, TEAM-III, CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH, CHENNAI. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 635 OF 2007 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 19th day of February, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the 3rd accused in Crime No.1/2006 of Central Crime Branch-III, Egmore, Chennai for an offence punishable under section 420 read with section 34 IPC, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application submitting, inter alia, that accused Nos.1 to 3 had cheated the de facto complainant by inducing him to part with large amounts of money by accused Nos.1 and 2 showing properties over which they have no title and that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is inevitable. Under these circumstances, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. But at the same time, I am inclined to permit the petitioner to surrender before the Investigating Officer for interrogation and then have his application for regular bail considered by the Magistrate concerned. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the Investigating Officer within two weeks from today for the purpose of custodial interrogation and recovery of incriminating materials, if any. The petitioner shall, thereafter, be produced before the concerned Magistrate, who shall consider and dispose of the application, if any, filed by the petitioner for regular bail, preferably on the same date on which it is filed. This application is disposed of as above. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks