IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2010 / 22TH POUSHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 7561 of 2009() ---------------------------------- O.R.NO. 12/2006 OF MUKKALI FOREST RANGE OFFICE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT .............. PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED : -------------------------------- PONNAN, S/O.VELLI, AGED 30 YEARS, KINATTINKARA OORU, CHINDAKKI P.O., ATTAPPADI, PALAKKAD. BY ADVS. SRI.SAJAN VARGHEESE K. SRI.LIJU. M.P RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: ----------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY FOREST RANGE OFFICER, MUKKALI FOREST RANGE OFFICE, ATTAPPADI, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY SRI.V.TEKCHAND PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T. SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A. No. 7561 of 2009 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 12th day of January, 2010 O R D E R This is an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is accused No.2 in O.R. No.12/2006 of Mukkali Forest Range Office, Palakkad District. 2. The offences alleged against the petitioner are under Sections 8(c) and 20 (b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. 3. The learned Public Prosecutor submitted that after completing the investigation, charge sheet was filed on 06.10.2009 and now the case is pending as Sessions Case No. 415/2009 on the file of the Court of the Sessions Judge, Palakkad. Reserving the right of the petitioner to move for Regular Bail, this Bail Application is closed. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE ln