IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 30TH OCTOBER 2008 / 8TH KARTHIKA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 6175 of 2008(F) ------------------------------------- CRIME NO.(UNKNOWN) OF MANNARKAD POLICE STATION PETITIONER : ---------------- NARAYANANKUTTY, AGED 46 YEARS CHAZHIYOTTIL HOUSE, THENKARA P.O. MANNARKAD, PALAKKAD (DT) BY ADV. SRI.SOORAJ T.ELENJICKAL SRI.M.A.JOSEPH MANAVALAN RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT : ------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA,THROUGH SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANNARKAD POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------ B.A. No.6175 OF 2008 ------------------------------ Dated this the 30th day of October, 2008 O R D E R The petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. The offences alleged are under Sections 379, 420, 468 read with Section 34 of I.P.C. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that he may be permitted to withdraw this petition. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that 4 crimes are registered against the petitioner for similar offences and charge sheet was filed in one of the cases in 2004 and the other cases in 2007. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that petitioner was absconding for a long time and warrant would have been issued from the court concerned against petitioner. Therefore it is not a fit case to grant anticipatory bail, it is submitted. Considering the nature of allegations and the fact that petitioner was absconding, I am not inclined to grant permission to withdraw this petition. It is likely that after withdrawing this petition also, he may abscond. B.A.6175 of 2008 2 The petitioner shall surrender before the Magistrate court concerned within seven days from today and co-operate with the investigation. It is made clear that whether he surrenders or not, the police is at liberty to arrest him. With this direction, this petition is dismissed. K.HEMA, JUDGE pac