Petitioner apprehends arrest by the Crime Branch, Kollam and has filed this application. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that on the basis of private complaints filed before the jurisdictional magistrate which were forwarded to the police under Sections 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, police have registered Crime Nos.718 and 822 of 2013. In Crime No.718, the petitioner was granted bail by the learned Sessions Judge, Thiruvananthapuram. But the bail conditions were violated. Later, the aforesaid crimes were transferred to the CBCID which re-registered the cases as Crime Nos.12 and 13 of 2014. Petitioner is required to be questioned in Crime No.13 of 2014.
3. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner also.
4. Having regard to the circumstances of the case I am inclined to issue directions.
Application is disposed of as under:
(i) Petitioner shall surrender before the Officer
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investigating Crime No.13/CR/CBCID/EOW-1/KLM/2014 for interrogation.
(ii) In case interrogation is not completed that day, it is open to the Officer concerned to direct presence of the petitioner on other day/days and time as may be specified by him which the petitioner shall comply.
(iii) After questioning the petitioner if the petitioner is arrested, she shall be produced before the jurisdictional magistrate the same day.
(iv) On such production it is open to the petitioner to request for bail with intimation given to the Assistant Public Prosecutor concerned at least two working days in advance.
(v) If for any reason custody of the petitioner is required, it is open to the Officer investigating the case to move application for that purpose.
(vi) Learned magistrate shall consider the application(s) having regard to all relevant circumstances and pass orders as early as possible.
THOMAS P. JOSEPH, JUDGE.
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