IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT THURSDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2009 / 18TH POUSHA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 98 of 2009() ------------------------------------ CR. 34/2008 OF THE EXCISE RANGE OFFICE AGALI ......... PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED ----------------------- WILSON N.J., AGED 42 YEARS, S/O. THOMAS, NELLIKAMAL HOUSE, MELAKANDIYOOR DESOM,KALLAMALA , AGALI. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): STATE & COMPLAINANT ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. EXCISE RANGE, OFFICER, AGALI. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.GIKKU JACOB THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ Crl.M.C. No.98 of 2009 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of January, 2009 ORDER Petitioner faces allegations in a crime registered, inter alia, under Section 8 of the Kerala Abkari Act. Investigation is in progress. The petitioner has not been arrested so far. The petitioner has not applied for anticipatory bail so far, it is submitted. 2. It is for the petitioner now to appear before the Investigating Officer or the learned Magistrate and seek regular bail. At this crime stage, I am not satisfied that any special or specific directions need be issued regarding the manner of consideration and disposal of the bail application. Needless to say, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned Magistrate after giving sufficient prior notice to the Prosecutor in charge of the case, the learned Magistrate must proceed to consider such application for bail on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously - in terms of the direction in Alice George v. The Deputy Superintendent of Police [2003(1) KLT 339]. 2. This Crl.M.C is dismissed with the above observations. 3. Hand over a copy of this order to the learned counsel for the petitioner. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-