{"id":246705,"date":"2007-01-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sreedhara-bhat-vs-state-represented-by-public-on-18-january-2007"},"modified":"2017-02-16T21:08:38","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T15:38:38","slug":"sreedhara-bhat-vs-state-represented-by-public-on-18-january-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sreedhara-bhat-vs-state-represented-by-public-on-18-january-2007","title":{"rendered":"Sreedhara Bhat vs State Represented By Public on 18 January, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Sreedhara Bhat vs State Represented By Public on 18 January, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nBail Appl No. 274 of 2007()\n\n\n1. SREEDHARA BHAT, TEACHER,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. PREMALATHA B.,\n3. B. NARAYANA BHAT, S\/O.LATE SHAM BHAT,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE STATON HOUSE OFFICER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.M.SASINDRAN\n\n                For Respondent  :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice V.RAMKUMAR\n\n Dated :18\/01\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                               V. RAMKUMAR, J.\n\n                          - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n\n                 BAIL APPLICATION NO. 274 OF 2007\n\n               - - - - - - - - - ----------------------- - - - - - -\n\n            DATED THIS THE 18th DAY OF JANUARY, 2007\n\n\n                                   O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>        Petitioners who are accused Nos.3, 6 and 1 respectively in<\/p>\n<p>Crime   No.288\/06   of   Kumbla   Police   Station   for   offences<\/p>\n<p>punishable   under   sections   420   and   468   read   with   section   149<\/p>\n<p>IPC, seek anticipatory bail.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      2.     Learned   Public   Prosecutor   opposed   the   application<\/p>\n<p>submitting, inter alia, that this is a case in which documents were<\/p>\n<p>fabricated to make it appear that they were genuine documents.<\/p>\n<p>Even   though   I   am   not   inclined   to   grant   anticipatory   bail   to   the<\/p>\n<p>petitioners,   I am inclined to give the petitioners an opportunity<\/p>\n<p>to   surrender   before   the   Investigating   Officer   for   custodial<\/p>\n<p>interrogation   and   thereafter   to   have   their   regular   application<\/p>\n<p>disposed of by the Magistrate concerned expeditiously.<\/p>\n<p>      3.     Accordingly,   the   petitioners   are   directed   to   report<\/p>\n<p>before   the   Investigating   Officer   on   any   day   between   19.1.2007<\/p>\n<p>and   23.1.2007   for   the   purpose   of   custodial   interrogation   and<\/p>\n<p>recovery of incriminating documents, if any.  The petitioners shall<\/p>\n<p>thereafter  be produced before the Magistrate having jurisdiction<\/p>\n<p>BA.274\/07<\/p>\n<p>                                          Page numbers<\/p>\n<p>on the same day and the Magistrate shall consider and dispose of<\/p>\n<p>the   application   for   regular   bail,   if   any,   filed   by   the   petitioners<\/p>\n<p>preferably on the same date on which it is filed.<\/p>\n<p>       With this direction, this petition is disposed of.<\/p>\n<p>                                                          V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>dsn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Sreedhara Bhat vs State Represented By Public on 18 January, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Bail Appl No. 274 of 2007() 1. SREEDHARA BHAT, TEACHER, &#8230; Petitioner 2. PREMALATHA B., 3. B. NARAYANA BHAT, S\/O.LATE SHAM BHAT, Vs 1. STATE REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC &#8230; Respondent 2. 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