IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 5TH DECEMBER 2006 / 14TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 7155 of 2006(H) ------------------------------ AGAINST THE JUDGEMEN IN WPC.28486/2006 CRIME NO.210/06 OF VILAPPILSALA POLICE STATION .................... : PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- HARIKUMAR, PADINJATTIL VEEDU, PULIYARAKONAM P.O., VILAPPILSALA VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.GOPAKUMAR R.THALIYAL SRI.S.VENUGOPAL RESPONDENT: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- B.A.No. 7155 OF 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2006 O R D E R Petitioner who is the 3rd accused in Crime No.210/06 of Vilappilsala Police Station for an offence punishable under section 55 (a) of the Abkari Act for allegedly transporting 8331 litres of spirit on 25.9.2006, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. It is too early to conclude that the petitioner has nothing to do with the contraband spirit seized on 25.9.2006. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. There is no reason why the petitioner should not seek regular bail after surrendering before the Magistrate concerned. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the Magistrate concerned and files an application for regular bail within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of, preferably on the same date on which it is filed. With this observation, this petition is dismissed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE dsn