IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 2ND MARCH 2007 / 11TH PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 1209 of 2007 ----------------------------- CRIME NO.7/2007 OF KANJIRAPPALLY EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- PURUSHAN, AGED 42 YEARS, S/O.NARAYANAN, KALLOORATHU VEEDU, KORUTHODU, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.J.THOMAS RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, KANJIRAPPALLY RANGE REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- Bail Application No. 1209/2007 ----------------------------- Dated this 2nd day of March, 2007 O R D E R The petitioner who is the accused in C.R.No.7/2007 of Kanjirappally Excise Range for offences punishable under Sections 8(2) and 55(a) of the Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of 22 litres of illicit arrack for the purpose of sale on 5.2.2007, 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 and seek regular bail. 4. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the Magistrate concerned and files an application for regular bail within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of by the learned Magistrate preferably on the same day on which it is filed. The application is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE mrcs 2