IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 14TH OCTOBER 2010 / 22ND ASWINA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 6359 of 2010() ------------------------------------------- (CRIME NO.400/10 OF THRIKKUNNAPUZHA POLICE STATION,ALAPPUZHA DIST.) ....... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: -------------------------------------- JAYAKUMAR, MURUKALAYAM, ARATTUPUZHA, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.R.SUNIL KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, REP. BY SUB INSPECTOR, THRIKKUNNAPUZHA POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.S. HRITHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V. RAMKUMAR, J. -------------------------------- Bail Application No. 6359 of 2010 -------------------------------- DATED: 14.10. 2010 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner, who is the sole accused in Crime No.400/2010 of Thrikkunnapuzha Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 55(a) and (i) of the Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of 9 litres of IMFL, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case involving such grave offence. It is too early to accept the petitioner's contention that the petitioner has been falsely implicated. 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 concerned within two weeks from today and files an application for regular bail, the same shall be considered and disposed of preferably on the same day on which it is filed bearing in mind the decision in Sukumari v. State of Kerala - 2001 (1) KLT 22. With the above observation this Application is disposed of . V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. sj