IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT THURSDAY, THE 2ND AUGUST 2007 / 11TH SRAVANA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 4667 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.62/07 OF PERUNAD POLICE STATION : PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- JACOB MATHEW, @ KUNJUMON, AGED 35 YEARS, S/O BABY MATHEW, KUTTIYIL HOUSE, KAKKUDUMON, NARANAMOOZHY, RANNI. BY ADV. SRI.V.SETHUNATH RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT AND STATE ---------------------------------- 1. S.I. OF POLICE, PERUNAD POLICE STATION. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.4667 of 2007 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of August, 2007 ORDER In favour of the petitioner, two earlier anticipatory bail applications were considered and dismissed with observations. The petitioner was permitted to surrender before the Investigating Officer and seek regular bail. The petitioner squandered the opportunity given as per both the orders. The petitioner has now come before the Court with a renewed prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. 2. I find absolutely no merit in this third application for anticipatory bail. No change of circumstances are shown to exist. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall be satisfied if a revised future date is fixed for appearance before the Investigating Officer. I am of opinion that no such further indulgence is necessary or deserved by the petitioner. 3. In the result, this application for anticipatory bail is, dismissed. Needless to say that even without any specific directions if the petitioner appears before the Investigating Officer or the learned Magistrate and applies for bail such application must be considered by the learned Magistrate on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously. B.A.No.4667 of 2007 2 Hand over a copy of this order to the learned counsel for the petitioner. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-