IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2010 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 1393 of 2010() ------------------------ OR NO. 6 OF 2010 OF FOREST RANGE OFFICE, RANNI PETITIONERS/ACCUSED --------------------- 1. RAMESHAN, S/O.VASU, ARAKKAL LAKSHAM VEEDU COLONY VEETTIL, KANNADI P.O., KUTTANAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. JOSEPH MATHEW, S/O.JOSEPH, ANJIPARAMBIL, VEZHAPRA, RAMANKARY, KUTTANAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.GOPALAKRISHNA KURUP SRI.N.RAGHURAJ RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, RANNI, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. P.A. SALIM THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ......................................... B.A. NO. 1393 of 2010 .......................................... Dated: 30-03-2010 ORDER Petitioners who are the accused Nos. 2 and 3 in OR No. 6 of 2010 of Forest Range Office, Ranni, Pathanamthitta District for offences punishable under 9, 39 and 51 of Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, seek anticipatory bail. 2. The 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 petitioners to surrender before the Investigating Officer for the purpose of interrogation and then to have their application for bail considered by the Magistrate having jurisdiction. Accordingly, the petitioners shall surrender before the investigating officer on 11-4-2010 or 12-4-2010 for the purpose of interrogation and recovery of incriminating material, if any. The petitioners shall thereafter appear before the Magistrate who on being satisfied that the petitioners have been interrogated by the Investigating Officer shall consider and dispose of their application for regular bail preferably on the same date on which it is filed. This petition is disposed of as above. Dated this the 30th day of March, 2010. Sd/-V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE ani /true copy/ P.S. to Juge