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. 1475 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.26/2006 OF NEDUMANGAD EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- GIRIJA, AGED 41 YEARS, D/O.SUKAAHINI AMMA, RESIDING AT CHIRAKANATHU VEEDU, ERUMODE KOTTAKKAKOM DESOM, ARYANAD VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR JAI GEORGE 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. 1475/2007 ----------------------------- Dated this 14th day of March, 2007 O R D E R The petitioner, a lady, who is the accused in C.R.No.26/2006 of Nedumangad Excise Range for an offence punishable under Section 8(2) f the Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of five litres of illicit arrack on 24.5.2006, 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 concerned 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 preferably on the same day on which it is filed. The application is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE mrcs 2