IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 13TH APRIL 2007 / 23RD CHAITHRA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 2334 of 2007() ----------------------------- (CRIME NO.140/2007 OF PERAMBRA POLICE STATION) ...................... PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED: ------------------------------- RANJITH, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O.RAGHAVAN, KADUKKADUMMAL (HOUSE), MENHANIAM AMSOM, MARYTHERY DESOM, PERAMBRA, KOYILANDY TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHARAM.P RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ---------------------------------- STATE REP.BY SHO, PERMBRA POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 2334 OF 2007 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 13th day of April, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the first accused in Crime No.140/07 of Perambra Police Station for offences punishable under sections 376 and 366A IPC, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. The case of the prosecution is that on 27.3.07, 17 year old defacto complainant, after completing her SSLC examination, was taken by the second accused in an autorikshaw to her house from where the first accused, who was already there, ravished her. 4. 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 regular bail considered by the Magistrate having jurisdiction. Accordingly, the petitioner shall surrender before the investigating officer between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. on 20.4.2007 for the purpose of interrogation. The petitioner shall, thereafter, be produced on the same day before the Magistrate having jurisdiction, who shall consider his application for regular bail, preferably on the same date on which such application is filed. This petition is disposed of as above. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks