IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH MARCH 2007 / 23RD PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 1478 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.4/2007 OF PARLI EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- MANI, S/O.APPUNNI, KALNATTUPPURA, NECHUPPULLI, PUTHUPARIYARAM. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN RESPONDENTS: STATE ------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR P.N. SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- Bail Application No. 1478/2007 ----------------------------- Dated this 14th day of March, 2007 O R D E R The petitioner, who is the accused in C.R.No.4/2007 of Parli Excise Range for an offence punishable under Section 8(2) of the Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of ten litres of illicit arrack on 10.2.2007, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. But at the same time, I am inclined to permit the petitioner to surrender before the Investigating Officer and then to have his application for regular bail ordered by the Magistrate concerned. 4. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the Investigating Officer within three weeks from today for the purpose of interrogation. Thereafter, the petitioner shall be produced on the same day before the Magistrate having jurisdiction, who shall consider and dispose of the application, if any, filed by the petitioner for regular bail, preferably on the same day on which it is filed. The application is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE mrcs B.A.1478/2007 2