IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2010 / 21ST ASWINA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 6333 of 2010() ----------------------------- (CRIME NO.553/2010 OF KALADY POLICE STATION) PETITIONER ------------------------------ JOSE T.P., AGED 46 YEARS, S/O.PAPPU, THEKKEKKARA HOUSE, SREEMOOLANAGARAM KARA, CHOWARA VILLAGE, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.P.RAMACHANDRAN SRI.N.C.MOHANAN RESPONDENT: --------------- STATE, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, (CRIME NO.553/2010 OF KALADY POLICE STATION). PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.S.HIRTHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.6333 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 13th day of October, 2010 ORDER The petitioner, who is the first accused in Crime No.553 of 2010 of Kalady Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 3 & 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and Sec.5 (a) of the Kerala Rationing Order, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. But at the same time, I am inclined to permit the petitioner to surrender before the Investigating Officer for the purpose of interrogation and then to have his application for bail considered by the Magistrate having jurisdiction. Accordingly, the petitioner shall surrender before the investigating officer on 25/10/2010 or on 26/10/2010 for the purpose of interrogation and recovery of incriminating material, if any. The petitioner shall thereafter be produced before the Magistrate who on being satisfied that the petitioner has been interrogated by the police shall consider and dispose of his application for regular bail preferably on the same date on which it is filed. This petition is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj