IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 16TH BHADRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 4815 of 2010() ---------------------------------------- CRIME NO.257/2006 OF MAVELIKKARA POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA DIST. .................... PETITIONER ------------------- A. SABU, S/O.ABDUL KADHAR, PALAMOOTIL HOUSE, KOLLAKADAVU, CHENGANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH KRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NARCOTIC CELL, ALAPPUZHA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.C.S. HRITHWIK. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/09/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: rs. V. RAMKUMAR, J. -------------------------------- Bail Application No. 4815 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of September, 2010 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner, who is the 6th accused in Crime No.257/2006 of Mavelikkara Police Station for offences punishable under sections 8(1) & (2) and 55 (a) & (i) of the Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of 2065 litres of spirit, seeks anticipatory Bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case involving such grave offence. It is too early to accept the petitioner's contention that the petitioner has been falsely implicated. 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 within two weeks from today and files an application for regular bail, the same shall be considered and disposed of preferably on the same day on which it is filed bearing in mind the decision in Sukumari v. State of Kerala - 2001 (1) KLT 22. With the above observation this Application is disposed of . V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ln