IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 7TH DECEMBER 2006 / 16TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 7183 of 2006() ----------------------------- CMP.1862/2006 of J.M.F.C.- I, DEVIKULAM O.R.NO.25/06 OF MARAYOOR (KANTHALLUR) FOREST STATION .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ------------------------ AYYAPPAN, S/O.DHARMALINGAM, KEEZHANTHOOR GRAMAM, KEZHANTHOOR VILLAGE, DEVIKULAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.N.K.KARNIS RESPONDENTS: STATE ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. DEPUTY RANGER, KANTHALLOR FOREST STATION, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- B.A.No. 7183 OF 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2006 O R D E R Petitioner who is the sole accused in O.R.No.25/06 of Kanthallur Forest Station for an offences punishable under section 27(1)(e) read with sections 3 and 4 of the Kerala Forest Act for allegedly digging at the foot of a sandal wood stump on 23.10.2006 in the Marayoor sandal reserve and who was arrested on the same day, seeks bail. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application submitting, inter alia, that the petitioner is involved in other forest offence O.R.18/06 of the same Forest Station. 3. I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage of the investigation having regard to the antecedents of the petitioner. This petition is accordingly dismissed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE dsn