IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 1ST NOVEMBER 2010 / 10TH KARTHIKA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 6877 of 2010() ------------------------------------------ (CRIME NOT REGISTERED PALARIVATTOM POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT) .............. PETITIONER: ---------------------- T.B.RAJAN, S/O.BALAN, AGED 45, ALUNGALPARAMBU, KARANAKKODU, THAMMANAM, KOCHI-32. BY ADV. SRI.K.R.VINOD RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB INSEPCTOR OF POLICE, PALARIVATTOM POLICE STATION. R1 & R2BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C.S. HRITHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.6877 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 1st day of November, 2010 ORDER The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail on the allegation that the Palarivattom Police are at his heels in connection with a crime registered against him. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor on instructions submitted that the petitioner is the sole accused in Crime No.1866 of 2010 of Palarivattom Police Station registered for an offence punishable under Section 354 I.P.C. which is a bailable offence for having hugged a female inmate (paying guest) and that the said offence is bailable offence. If so, invocation of Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure is misconceived. This petition is dismissed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to seek regular bail from the Magistrate concerned. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj