IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH OCTOBER 2010 / 14TH ASWINA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 6101 of 2010() ----------------------------------------- (OR.NO.11/2010 OF MANKULAM RANGE OF FOREST DEPARTMENT, IDUKKI DISTRICT) .................... PETITIONER: ----------------------- AUGUSTHY JOSEPH @ APPACHAN, S/O.JOSEPH, OLICKAL VEETTIL, THALUMKANDAM BHAGAM, MANKULAM VILLAGE. BY ADVS. SRI.C.M.TOMY, SRI.K.J.JOSEMON. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C.S. HRITHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V. RAMKUMAR, J. ......................................... B.A. No. 6101 of 2010 .......................................... Dated: 06.10.2010 ORDER Petitioner who is the accused in O.R. No. 11 of 2010 of Mankulam Range of Forest Department for offences punishable under Secs. 2,9,39 and 50 of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, 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 19.10.2010 or on 20.10.2010 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 B.A. No. 6101 of 2010 -:2:- shall consider and dispose of his application for regular bail preferably on the same date on which it is filed. In case there is no incriminating material against the petitioner, the Investigating Officer shall submit a report to that effect before the Magistrate and release the petitioner on bail. This petition is disposed of as above. Dated this the 6th day of October, 2010. Sd/-V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE ani/ /true copy/ P.S. to Judge