IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN FRIDAY, THE 29TH JULY 2011 / 7TH SRAVANA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 5588 of 2011 CRIME NO.319 OF 2010 OF ANCHAL POLICE STATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT PETITIONER : ACCUSED NO.1: ------------------------------ D.SAJEEV, S/O.DEVA RAJAN VAIDYAR, UNNI BHAVANAM, ALAYAMON P.O., ANCHAL, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.MARTIN JOSE SRI.P.PRIJITH RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT: --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAYASOORYA THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------ Bail Appl. NO. 5588 OF 2011 A ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 29th day of July, 2011 O R D E R This is an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is accused No.1 in Crime No.319 of 2010 of Anchal Police Station, Kollam District. 2. The offences alleged against the accused are under Sections 419, 465, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 12 (1)(b) of the Indian Passport Act. 3. The petitioner apprehends arrest and therefore, he has filed this application for anticipatory bail. 4. The allegation is that the petitioner forged a passport as that of his brother and tried to go abroad with the forged passport. 5. The offence alleged against the accused is very grave in BAIL APPL. NO.5588 OF 2011 :: 2 :: nature. In a case of this nature, the discretionary relief under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure cannot be granted. If anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioner, it would adversely affect the proper and smooth investigation of the case. For the aforesaid reasons, the Bail Application is dismissed. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/