IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 3RD AUGUST 2010 / 12TH SRAVANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 4055 of 2010() ----------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN BA.3064/2010 Dated 28/05/2010 .................... (E C I R NO.14/2009 - ERNAKULAM) PETITIONER/ACCUSED: -------------------------------------- ANIL KUMAR.A.C., S/O. CHANDRAN, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, RESIDING AT EDAKKATTU HOUSE, THADIKKAKKADAVU, WEST VELIYATHUNADU, ALUVA. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIV NAMBISAN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT: ---------------------------------------------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, THARAKANDAM CENTRE, BANERJI ROAD, COCHIN - 18. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. R1 BY ADV. SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDIA SRI.MOHAMMED SHAH, ADDL.CGSC R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. V. TEKCHAND THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/08/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V. RAMKUMAR, J. ================== Bail Application No.4055 of 2010 ===================== DATED: 3rd day of August, 2010 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the accused in Crime No.E.C.I.R 14/2009 of Directorate of Enforcement, Ernakulam for an offence punishable under Sec.4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, 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 12.8.10 or on 13.8.10 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