IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2007 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1948 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.77/2006 OF EXCISE RANGE, NEDUMANGAD PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- SINDHU, AGED 35 YEARS, D/O OMANA, MANATHUVILAKATH HOUSE, KOTTAKKAKAM, ARYANAD. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR P.N. SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- Bail Application No. 1948/2007 ----------------------------- Dated this 30th day of March, 2007 O R D E R The petitioner, a lady, who is the accused in C.R.No.77/2006 of Nedumangad Excise Range for an offence punishable under Section 8(2) of the Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of five litres of illicit arrack on 25.8.2006, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. There is no reason why the petitioner should not surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail. Accordingly if the petitioner surrenders before the Magistrate and files an application for regular bail within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of preferably on the same day on which it is filed, bearing in mind the decision reported in Sukumari v. State of Kerala (2001 (1) KLT 22). The application is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE mrcs 2