IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA TUESDAY, THE 25TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 4TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 7040 of 2008() ----------------------------- O.R.NO.31/08 OF FOREST RANGE OFFICE, TALIPARAMBA PETITIONER: ACCUSED NO.1: --------------------------------- M.P.KUBERAN NAMBOOTHIRI, S/O.LATE HARIDASAN NAMBOOTHIRI, AGED 38 YEARS, THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TTK DEVASWOM, TALIPARAMBA, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.SATHEESH SRI.V.T.MADHAVANUNNI RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT: --------------------------- THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, TALIPARAMBA, KANNUR DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, AT ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI.M.S.BREEZE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------- B.A.No. 7040 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th November, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that first accused offered an elephant to the temple. Petitioner is second accused, who is the Executive Officer of TTK Devaswom, who received the elephant for the temple. He also submitted that a Writ Petition was filed and a direction was issued to the forest officials to consider the petition filed by the Devaswom Board in respect of the dispute. The Devaswom Board also approached the forest officials to permit the Devaswom Board to keep the elephant in the temple. The requests are being considered by the Forest Department and hence, there is no threat of arrest at present and therefore, the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw this petition , it is submitted. 3. On hearing both sides, it appears that there is no apprehension of arrest at present or atleast until the petition filed by the Devaswom Board is considered and disposed of by the forest officials. Hence, this petition is dismissed as withdrawn. K.HEMA, JUDGE vgs.