IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 26TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 4TH ASWINA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5197 of 2008(D) ------------------------------ CRIME NO.332 OF 2008 OF THE NALLALAM POLICE STATION PETITIONER -------------------- M.ABOOBACKER, S/O.MAYINKUTTY, AGED 35 YEARS, PERMANENTLY RESIDING AT MULLAPPALLY HOUSE, PANTHEERANKAVU AMSOM, PALAZHI DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.MANU SRI.S.K.PREMRAJ RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NALLALAM POLICE STATION, KOZHIKODE TALUK. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------- B.A.No. 5197 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th September, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 7(1)(a)(ii) of the Act X of 1955 read with Clause 16 of the Kerala Kerosene Control Order. According to prosecution, the petitioner was found in possession of 5.5 litres of petrol, 15 litres of kerosene and 15 litres of diesel and those were seized from the shop belonging to the petitioner. A crime was registered against the petitioner and the salesman of the shop. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the allegations made. The article was not seized from the shop, but it was kept outside. 4. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner and hence, the following order is passed: Petitioner shall surrender before the investigating officer within seven days from today and in the event of his arrest, he shall be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- BA.5197/08 2 with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting officer, on the following conditions: i) Petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation. ii) Petitioner shall co-operate with the investigation. Iii) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE vgs.