IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT THURSDAY, THE 3RD JANUARY 2008 / 13TH POUSHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 7604 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME 422/07 OF ERATTUPETTA POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- SIJI JOSEPH, KAVUMMUKALEL, VALATHUKKU, POONJAR P.O. BY ADV. SRI.J.JULIAN XAVIER SRI.FIROZ K.ROBIN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ERATTUPETTA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ADV.SRI.S.U.NAZER THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 7604 OF 2007 E ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 3rd day of January, 2008 O R D E R Application for anticipatory bail. Petitioner apprehends arrest in crime No.422/07 of Erattupetta police station under Section 55(i) of the Kerala Abkari Act. The petitioner has not been named as an accused in the FIR. As per the interim directions issued on 10.12.07, the petitioner had made himself available for interrogation before the investigating officer. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor, today, submits that the investigating officer does not want to arrest the petitioner as an accused in the said crime. The petitioner has already been arrayed as an accused but he is not now required to be arrested at all. The petitioner need not apprehend that he will be arrested in the said crime, submits the learned Public Prosecutor. BA.7604/07 : 2 : 3. The submission of the learned Public Prosecutor is taken note of and recorded. The apprehension of the petitioner is, in these circumstances, found to be without any merit. 4. This petition is accordingly dismissed. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) aks