IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 26TH OCTOBER 2010 / 4TH KARTHIKA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 6707 of 2010(E) ----------------------------------- (CRIME NO. 114/2009 OF THE KARUNAGAPPALLY EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, KOLLAM DISTRICT) ............ PETITIONER(S)/ACCUSED ------------------------------- MANJU, AGED 32 YEARS, W/O.AJAYAKUMAR, THAMARASSERIL VEETTIL, KOTTAKKAPURAM MURI, KULASEKHARAPURAM VILLAGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.S.HRITHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: SVS/ V. RAMKUMAR, J. --------------------------- Bail Application No.6707 of 2010 ---------------------------------------------- DATED: 26th day of October, 2010 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the sole accused in Crime No.114/2009 of Karunagappally Excise Range for an offence punishable under Section 55(i) of the Abkari Act I of 1077, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case involving such a grave offence. There is no reason why the petitioner should not surrender before the Magistrate concerned and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the Magistrate and files an application for regular bail within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of preferably on the same day on which it is filed notwithstanding the pendency of non-bailable warrants of arrest, if any, against the petitioner. With the above observation this application is disposed of . V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. dmb