P. Bhavadasan, J.

The petitioner, at the time of the filing of these applications, was not arrayed as the accused in Crime No. 216 of 2006 of Chengamanad Police Station, which, after the C.B.C.I.D. has taken over investigation, was re-numbered as Crime No. 135/CR/SII/06 and in Crime No. 217 of 2006 of Chengamanad Police Station, which, after C.B.C.I.D. took over investigation, was re-numbered as Crime No. 134/CR/SII/06. These applications were filed on the basis that the petitioner bona fide believed that he would be made as an accused and arrested in these two cases. The allegations against the petitioner in these two cases appear to be that he was responsible for stamping forged visa in the passports of three persons, who were made to pay huge sums on promise of getting a job in South Africa. There are other accused persons in these two cases. According to the allegations, the victims were promised job in a supermarket at South Africa, and one Preethy Mathew, who is the first accused and Vinod, the second accused, received huge amounts from them and they handed over the passports to the third accused, namely, Antish David. He in turn got in touch with the petitioner herein,