IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 30TH NOVEMBER 2006 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 7078 of 2006(C) ------------------------------ Crl.M.C. 639/06 of Sessions Court, Manjeri. Crime 149/2006 of Karuvarakundu Police Station .................... PETITIONER/1ST ACCUSED: ---------------------------------------- C.T. SHIHAB, S/O. ABOOBACKER, THARISU P.O., KANNATH, C.T. ROAD, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.K.DAMODARAN (SR.) SRI.SOJAN MICHEAL RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: -------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI. P.N. SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/11/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.Ramkumar, J. ============= B.A.No.7078 of 2006 ============== Dated this the 30th day of November, 2006. ORDER Petitioner, who is the first accused in Crime No.149 of 2006 of Karuvarakundu Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 498 A and 304 B read with Section 34 I.P.C. seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. The learned Advocate appearing for the defacto complainant has also opposed the application. 3. It is submitted that the petitioner had no role in harassing his deceased wife, who had to put an end to her life allegedly by consuming acid. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case this nature involving grave offence. There is no reason why the petitioner should not seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders BA 7078/06 -: 2 :- before the Magistrate concerned and files an application for regular bail within two weeks from day, the same shall be considered and disposed of preferably on the same day on which it is filed. With this observation, this application is dismissed. V.Ramkumar, Judge. ess 30/11