IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 9TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 18TH BHADRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 5341 of 2010() ------------------------------------- CRIME NO.603/2006 OF KODUNGALLUR POLICE STATION, KODUNGALLUR. ............. PETITIONERS/ACCUSED --------------------------------------- E.O.LAWRENCE,MANAGING PARTNER, T.A.JOSE AND COMPANY,AWD NO.6,METHALA,KODUNGALLUR. BY ADVS. SRI.K.I.MAYANKUTTY MATHER SMT.M.RAMANYA GAYATHRI RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY SI OF POLICE,KODUNGALLUR,REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. *ADDL. R2 IMPLEADED ADDL. R2. SHAJAHAN V.Y., VATTAPRAMBIL HOUSE, UZHUVATHUKADAVU, KODUNGALLUR. *ADDL. R2 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DT. 09/09/2010 IN CRL.MA. NO . 5621/2010 R1 BY BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.S.HRITHWIK R2 BY ADV. SRI.PHILIP T.VARGHESE, SRI.THOMAS T.VARGHESE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: tss V. RAMKUMAR, J. ......................................... Bail Application No. 5341 of 2010 ...................................................... Dated this the 9th day of September, 2010 ORDER Petitioner, who is the 3rd accused in Crime No. 603/2006 of Kodungallur Police Station for offences punishable under Section 5 A of the Kerala Rationing Order read with Sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act., 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 20.09.2010 or 22.09.2010 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 ln