IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 13TH MARCH 2007 / 22ND PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 1486 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.121/07 OF PONNANI POLICE STATION : PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- THAIPARAMBIL BALAKRISHNAN, AGED 46 YEARS S/O ARUMUGHAN, THAIPARAMBIL HOUSE, P.O.PONANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.CHANDRASEKHAR RESPONDENTS: STATE/COMPLAINANT ------------------------------ THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, KOCHI. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 1486 OF 2007 A ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 13th day of March, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the accused in Crime No.121/07 of Ponnani Police Station for an offence punishable under section 354 IPC, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that since the only offence alleged against the petitioner is punishable under section 354 IPC, which is bailable, this application is not maintainable. If so, the said offence being a bailable offence, invocation of Sec.438 is misconceived. Hence, this application is dismissed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to seek regular bail from the appropriate court. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks