IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 29TH MARCH 2007 / 8TH CHAITHRA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1882 of 2007() ----------------------------- O.R. NO.7/07 OF FOREST RANGE OFFICER, THAMARASSERY : PETITIONER/PETITIONER -------------------------------------- ABDUL RAHMAN, S/O.MUHAMMED, AGED 40 YEARS, CHERUVANNOOR, KOLATHARA P.O., KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.J.JOSEPH MANNARATH SMT.SMITHA JIJI RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT ----------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY FOREST RANGE OFFICER, THAMARASSERY FOREST RANGE, KOZHIKODE. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 1882 OF 2007 A ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 29th day of March, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the accused in O.R.No.7/2007 of Forest Range Officer, Thamarassery for offences punishable under sections 2, 9, 39, 50 and 51 of the Wild Life Protection Act for allegedly having kept for sale 39 doves of various varieties in his shop at Charvannoor, Kozhikode, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. 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 namely, Forest Range Officer, Thamarassery for interrogation and then to have his application for regular bail ordered by the Magistrate concerned. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the Investigating Officer either on 3.4.2007 or on 4.4.2007 for the purpose of interrogation. The petitioner shall, thereafter, be produced on the same day before the concerned Magistrate, who shall release the petitioner on bail on appropriate conditions. This application is disposed of as above. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks