IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH AUGUST 2010 / 13TH SRAVANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 4082 of 2010() ----------------------------------------- (CRIME NO.286/2010 OF KOVALAM POLICE STATION,TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT) ... PETITIONER/4TH ACCUSED: ------------------------------------------ E.ABDUL RAHIM,AGED 42 YEARS, S/O.ISSU KUNJU,AFNA MANSIL,PULLOORKONAM, VIZHINJAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.M.HUSSAIN RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS: ---------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. S.I.OF POLICE,KOVALAM POLICE STATION. R1 & R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V. RAMKUMAR, J. ============= Bail Application No.4082 of 2010 ======================= DATED: 4th day of August, 2010 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the 4th accused in Crime No.286/2010 of Kovalam Police Station for offences punishable under Secs. 5(A) of Kerala Rationing Order 1966 read with section 3 and 7 of Essential Commodities Act, 1953, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. But at the same time, I am inclined to permit the petitioner to surrender before the Investigating Officer for the purpose of interrogation and then to have his application for bail considered by the Magistrate having jurisdiction. Accordingly, the petitioner shall surrender before the investigating officer on 16.8.10 or on 17.8.10 for the purpose of interrogation and recovery of incriminating material, if any. The petitioner shall thereafter appear before the Magistrate who on being satisfied that the petitioner has been interrogated by the Police, shall consider and dispose of his application for regular bail preferably on the same date on which it is filed. This petition is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE dmb