IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 8TH DECEMBER 2006 / 17TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 7293 of 2006() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.517/2005 OF SULTHAN BATHERI POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- K.PRASHEETH KUMAR, S/O.ARAMUGHAM, ANDISSERY HOUSE, AMBUKUTHI, P.O.THOBARI MOOLAM, SULTHAN BATHERY TALUK, WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT AND STATE ---------------------------------- 1. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, C.B.C.I.D., KOZHIKODE. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI. A.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.Ramkumar, J. ======================== B.A.No.7293 of 2006 ======================== Dated this the 8th day of December, 2006. ORDER Petitioner, who is the second accused in Crime No.517 of 2005 of Sulthan Batheri Police Station and presently taken over by C.B.C.I.D., Kozhikode as Crime No.78/CR/S(III)/06 for offences punishable under Sections 489(B), 489(C) and 420 read with Section 34 I.P.C., seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application submitting inter alia that the petitioner is an accused in a similar offence registered at Bangalore and that A2 had supplied counterfeit notes of Rs.1000/- denomination to A1 on 20.12.2005. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. There is no reason why the petitioner should not surrender and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the Magistrate concerned and files an application for regular bail within three weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of preferably on the same day on which it is filed. BA 7293/06 -: 2 :- With this direction, this petition is dismissed. V.Ramkumar, Judge. ess 8/12