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BINEESH, AGED 36 YEARS v. SATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY - Bail Appl No. 4391 of 2007 [2007] RD-KL 13602 (20 July 2007)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Bail Appl No. 4391 of 2007()1. BINEESH, AGED 36 YEARS,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. SATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY
... Respondent
For Petitioner :SRI.RAJIT
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice R.BASANT
Dated :20/07/2007
O R D E R
R.BASANT, J
B.A.No.4391 of 2007Dated this the 20th day of July, 2007
ORDER
Application for anticipatory bail. The petitioner is the 2nd accused in a crime. According to the defacto complainant, the petitioner runs a chit claiming the same to be a registered chit. There is no required registration for the chitty at all, he now realises. The defacto complainant has been induced to subscribe to a chit on the basis of false representations made. He had remitted Rs.7,000/- (Rupees Seven thousand only). The amount has not been returned. The chit is not being run now. In these circumstances, he came to the police to complain of the fraud practised on him by the accused persons including the petitioner. Crime has been registered under Section 420 I.P.C. Investigation is in progress.2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is absolutely innocent. It is true that there has been an obstruction in the running of the chitty because of certain unforeseen circumstances. The petitioner was involved in a murder case and consequently he has not been able to run the chit as expected. A Receiver has been appointed for the chitty company also. The petitioner is being harassed unnecessarily with such prosecution. The petitioner apprehends that the police, on account of objectionable B.A.No.4391 of 2007 2 political motives, may vex and harass him by unnecessarily arresting him. In these circumstances, it is prayed that directions under Section 438 Cr.P.C may be issued.
3. The learned Public Prosecutor opposes the application. All the elements of the offence of cheating are clearly made out, it is submitted. The learned Public Prosecuto,r in these circumstances, submits that this is not a fit case where direction under Section 438 Cr.P.C can or ought to be issued in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner must resort to the ordinary and normal procedure of appearing before the Investigating Officer or the learned Magistrate. He must then seek regular bail, it is submitted.
4. Having considered all the relevant inputs, I am satisfied, that appropriate directions can be issued to ensure that the petitioner appears before the learned Magistrate and is given an opportunity to seek regular bail.
5. In the result, this application for anticipatory bail is
allowed in part. The following
directions are issued under Section
438 Cr.P.C.
i) The petitioner shall appear before the learned Magistrate
at 11 a.m on 27.07.07. He can apply for bail. Notice
can be given to
the prosecutor even prior to such surrender. The learned Magistrate
shall consider the application for
bail of the petitioner and application
B.A.No.4391 of 2007 3
for custody, if any, of the investigator
and pass appropriate orders on
such applications on the date of surrender itself, unless there are
compelling reasons. The petitioner shall abide by such orders of the
learned Magistrate;
ii) If the
petitioner does not appear before the learned
Magistrate as directed in clause (i), directions issued
above shall
thereafter stand revoked and the police shall be at liberty to arrest
the petitioner
and deal with him in accordance with law as if those
directions were not issued at all;
iii) If the petitioner were arrested prior to his surrender on
27.07.07 as directed in clause
(1) above, he shall be released from
custody on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five
thousand
only) without any sureties undertaking to appear before the
learned Magistrate on 27.07.07.
(R.BASANT, JUDGE)
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