IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 11TH APRIL 2011 / 21ST CHAITHRA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 2743 of 2011() ---------------------- CRIME NO. 13 OF 2011 OF THE CHENGANNOOR EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------- THANKAN @ RANGAN AGED 51 YEARS, S/O.C.N.GOVINDAN, PUTHOOR PADATHIL, THONNAKADU, CHERIYANADU PO, CHENGANNOOR, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.G.PRIYADARSAN THAMPI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE EXCISE INSPECTOR EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, CHENGANNUR, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C.S. HRITHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. -------------------------------- Bail Application No. 2743 of 2011 -------------------------------- DATED: 11-04-2011 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the sole accused in Crime No. 13 of 2011 of Chengannoor Excise Range, Alappuzha District for an offence punishable under Sec. 58 of the Abkari Act, 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 . Dated this the 11th day of April, 2011. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ani/