IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 21ST MARCH 2011 / 30TH PHALGUNA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 2023 of 2011() --------------------------------- CRIME NO. 57/2011 of PULIKEEZHU POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/IST ACCUSED:- --------------------------------- K.V.SHAJI,S/O.VASU, KAREESSERIL HOUSE, EDATHUA.P.O, KUTTANAD TALUK, ALLEPPEY DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SOJAN MICHEAL RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:- ----------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA (S.I.OF POLICE,PULIKEEZHU POLICE STATION),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 21/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. -------------------------------- Bail Application No. 2023 of 2011 -------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of March, 2011. O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the 1st accused in Crime No.57 of 2011 of Pulikeezhu Police Station for an offence punishable under sec. 55(i) of the Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of 200 ml of Indian made foreign liquor, 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.