IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 27TH MARCH 2009 / 6TH CHAITHRA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 1506 of 2009() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.134/2008 OF ADOOR EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- MADHUSOODANAN, AGED 40 YEARS, S/OVIJAYAN, KIDANGETHU HOUSE,POOZHIKKADU MURI, PANDALAM VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.VARUN.S. RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT/STATE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT ,ERNAKULAM. 2. EXCISE CIRCLE INSPECTOR,EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. -------------------------------- Bail Application No.1506 of 2009 -------------------------------- DATED: 27.03.2009 O R D E R Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail on the allegation that the officials of the Excise Range, Adoor are at his heels in connection with some non-bailable offences registered against him. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor on instructions submitted that the petitioner is the accused in Crime No.134/2008 of Adoor Excise Range involving 420 litres of wash and the commission of an offence punishable under Section 55 (g) of the Abkari Act. 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 27th day of March, 2009 V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. sj