IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 26TH MAY 2008 / 5TH JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3001 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.404/2006 OF KODAKARA POLICE STATION PETITIONER : ACCUSED: ------------------------- PRASANTH, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O.SUBRAMONIAN, PATTALIKKADAN, P.O.PERAMBRA, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV RESPONDENT: STATE: ------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM (CRIME NO. 404 OF 2006 OF KODAKARA POLICE STATION) BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 3001 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 26th day of May, 2008 O R D E R According to the prosecution, the petitioner is involved in an offence under section 4 of the Explosives Substances Act. Certain contraband articles were recovered from the building belonging to one Ammu and a crime is registered and the petitioner is also involved in the offence. 2. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner is innocent and his name is not stated in the First Information Statement. As per the relevant column in the F.I.R., the accused are not known. It is also submitted that he is falsely implicated in the above offence. 3. The learned Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submits that the petitioner is involved in the offence and the investigation is going on, but the petitioner could not be arrested so far. His arrest and detention are required failing which, the involvement of the others cannot be found out. Hence, this application is strongly opposed. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is prepared to surrender before the Investigating Officer and a direction may be given to record his arrest on surrender. BA 3001/08 -2- 5. On hearing both sides, I do not find that this is a fit case to grant anticipatory bail, since it appears that custodial interrogation is required for effective investigation of the crime. Hence, the application is dismissed. K. HEMA, JUDGE. mn.