IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 17TH MARCH 2011 / 26TH PHALGUNA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 2181 of 2011() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 257/2006 of MAVELIKKARA POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED:- ---------------------------- SHAJI @ RAJU, AGED 33 YEARS, S/O.KARUTHAKUNJU, PULINJIKKATTIL PADEETATHIL VEEDU KODUKULANJI KAROTTU MURI, VENMONY VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH MURALI RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:- ----------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. ADV. SRI. C.S. HRITHWIK, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. -------------------------------- Bail Application No. 2181 of 2011 -------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of March, 2011. O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the accused in Crime No.257 of 2006 of Mavelikkara Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 8(1), (2), 55(a) and (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 . sd/- V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv //True Copy// P.A to Judge.