IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 12TH OCTOBER 2010 / 20TH ASWINA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 6251 of 2010() ------------------------------------------ (O.R.NO.1/2010 OF ATHIRAMPILLY FOREST RANGE,TRICHUR DISTRICT) ...... PETITIONER: ---------------------- P.PRESANNAKUMAR, AGED 46, S/O.PONNAPPAN ACHARI, KADACKAL, RAMAPURAM P.O. BY ADV. SRI.C.P.UDAYABHANU RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT: ---------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE RANGE OFFICER, ATHIRAMPILLY FOREST RANGE, (OR NO.1/10) REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C.S. HRITHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V. RAMKUMAR, J. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ B.A. No. 6251 OF 2010 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated: 12th day of October, 2010 ORDER The petitioner, who is the 2nd accused in O.R.No.1/2010 of Athirampilly Forest Range, Thrissur for offences punishable under Sections 2(2), 2(14), 2(16), 2(20), 2(31), 2(35), 2(36), Section 9, 39 and 51 of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 and Section 27(1) (e) iii and Section 27 (1) (e) iv of the Kerala Forest Act, 1961, 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 22/10/2010 or on 23/10/2010 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 dmb