IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 27TH MARCH 2009 / 6TH CHAITHRA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 1408 of 2009() ------------------------ CRIME NO. 293 OF 2009 OF MATTANCHERRY POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ ACCUSED ------------------- N.A. ABDUL MAJEED, S/O. ADIMAKUTTY, AGED 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT III/454, CHERALIKADAVU, KOCHI - 682 002. BY ADV. SRI.GRASHIOUS KURIAKOSE RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, (STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MATTANCHERRY POLICE STATION, KOCHI - 682 002) REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S. BREEZE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ......................................... B.A. NO. 1408 OF 2009 .......................................... Dated: 27-03-2009 ORDER Petitioner who is the accused in Crime No. 293 of 2009 of Mattancherry Police Station for an offence punishable under Sec. 3 and 7 (i) (a) (ii) of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 read with Clause 16 of the Kerala Kerosene Control Order, 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 any day between 1-4-2009 to 4-4-2009 for the purpose of interrogation and recovery of incriminating material, if any. The petitioner shall thereafter be produced on the same day before the Magistrate who 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. Dated this the 27th day of March 2009. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE ani