IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 19TH JULY 2011 / 28TH ASHADHA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 5681 of 2011() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.64/2011 OF AGALI EXCISE RANGE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT PETITIONER:ACCUSED: -------------------- DEVAKI,W/O.LATE RAGHAVAN AGED 55 YEARS, THAZHEMULLI, PUDOOR VILLAGE, AGALY, PALAKKAD DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.MANSOOR.B.H. RESPONDENT: --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTING EXCISE INSPECTOR AGALI EXCISE RANGE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.TEKCHAND THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------------------------- Bail Appln.No.5681 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of July, 2011 ORDER This is an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.64 of 2011 of Agali Excise Range, Palakkad District. 2. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act. 3. The prosecution case is that on 02/07/2011, the petitioner was found in possession of 8 litres of arrack. The petitioner could not be arrested as there was no woman police constable. The petitioner apprehends arrest. 4. The offence alleged against the petitioner is serious in nature. If anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioner, it would adversely affect the proper investigation of the case. In a case of this nature, I am of the view that anticipatory bail cannot be granted. For the aforesaid reasons, the Bail Application is dismissed. K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE skj