IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 11TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 20TH KARTHIKA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 6995 of 2010() ----------------------------------------- (CRIME NO.281/2010 OF ARALAM POLICE STATION,KANNUR DISTRICT) ..... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: -------------------------------------- SUNNY PETER, S/O.PETER, AGED 47 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, PULLUVATTAM HOUSE, VELLARIVAYAL.P.O., EDOOR. BY ADV. SRI.B.PREMOD RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------------- SHO ARALAM POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C.S. HRITHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.6995 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 11th day of November, 2010 ORDER The petitioner, who is the sole accused in Crime No.281 of 2010 of Aralam Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 3 & 7 of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000 read with Section 3(2) (d) & (7) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor on instructions submitted that the Aralam Police after investigation filed the final report before the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Mattannur on 30/10/2010 and that twelve empty cylinders and one filled cylinder with gas filling apparatus were seized in this case. 3. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. The investigation having come to a close and the final report have been filed before the Magistrate, the remedy of the petitioner is to surrender before the Magistrate and seek regular bail. In case the petitioner surrenders before the Magistrate within two weeks from today and file an Bail Appln.No.6995/2010 : 2 : application for regular bail the same shall be considered and disposed of preferably on the same day. This petition is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj