IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 3RD AGRAHAYANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 7498 of 2010() --------------------------------------- CRIME NO.837/2010 OF WADAKANCHERY POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ ACCUSED NO.2 ------------------------------------------- RAMAN @ PONNUTTAN, S/O.AYYAPPAN, AGED 53 YEARS, EZHUTHASSAN VALAPPIL HOUSE, VEEROLIPADOM DESOM, MANALITHARA VILLAGE, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.DAISY A.PHILIPOSE RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBILC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVINGCOME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: tss V. RAMKUMAR, J. -------------------------------- Bail Application No. 7498 of 2010 -------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of November, 2010. O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the 2nd accused in Crime No.837 of 2010 of Vadakanchery Police Station for offences punishable under sections 8(1), 8(2) and 64(A) of the Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of 20 litres of arrack 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. rv