IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2010 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 7491 of 2009() --------------------- CRIME NO. 445 OF 2009 OF VELLIKULANGARA POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED ------------------ VERONICA, AGED 66 YEARS, W/O.GEORGE, VATTOLI HOUSE, VELIKULANGARA POST, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT. M.K. PUSHPALATHA THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ......................................... B.A. No. 7491 of 2009 .......................................... Dated: 26th day of March, 2010 ORDER Petitioner who is the accused in Crime No. 445 of 2009 of Vallikulangara Police Station for an offence punishable under Section 30 of the Kerala Rationing Order and Section 3 (1), (7) and (9) of the Essential Commodities Act, .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 her application for bail considered by the Magistrate having jurisdiction. Accordingly, the petitioner shall surrender before the investigating officer on 6-4-2010 or 7-4-2010 for the purpose of interrogation and recovery of incriminating material, if any. The petitioner shall thereafter appear before the Magistrate who on being satisfied that the petitioner has been interrogated by the police shall consider and dispose of her application for regular bail preferably on the same date on which it is filed. This petition is disposed of as above. Dated this the 26th day of March, 2010. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE ani