IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2007 / 14TH POUSHA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6683 of 2006() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 292 OF 2006 OF VALANCHERRY POLICE STATION : PETITIONER/IST ACCUSED --------------------------------------- SHIHABUDEEN, S/O.SAINUDEEN @ KUNHIBAVA HAJI, CHOLEPARAMBIL HOUSE, PO KURUMBATHOOR, THIRUNAVAYA (VIA), TIRUR TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.SETHUMADHAVAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, (CRIME NO.292/2006 OF THE VALANCHERY POLICE STATION). BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No. 6683 of 2006 ------------------------------- DATED: 04-01-2007 O R D E R Petitioner who is the Ist accused in Crime No. 292 of 2006 of Valancherry Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 427, 506 (II) and 395 of I.P.C., seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application submitting inter alia that the petitioner is an accused in Crime Nos. 296 and 335 of 2006 of Valancherry Police Station involving an offence punishable under Sec. 395 I.P.C 4. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. There is no reason why the petitioner should not surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the Magistrate concerned and files an application for regular bail within 10 days from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of preferably on the same date on which it is filed. With the above observation this application is disposed of. Sd/-V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ani