IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2010 / 22ND SRAVANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 3828 of 2010() ----------------------------------------- (O.R.NO.18/2010 OF PATHANAPURAM FOREST RANGE IN KOLLAM DISTRICT) ...... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 TO 4: ----------------------------------------------- 1. UTHAMAN, S/O.KRISHNAN, PUTHEN KALEEKKAL VEEDU, PADINJAREVELLAM THETTIYIL, PUNNALA VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. PUSHPARAJAN S/O.KRISHNAN, PUTHEN KALEEKKAL VEEDU, PADINJAREVELLAM THETTIYIL, PUNNALA VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 3. NARAYANAN, S/O.GOVINDAN, SHIBU BHAVAN, PADINJASREVELLAM THETTIYIL, PUNNALA VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM TALUK,KOLLAM DISTRICT. 4. SHIBU, S/O.NARAYANAN, SHIBU BHAVAN, PADINJAREVELLAM THETTIYIL PUNNALA VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM TALUK,KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.B.MOHANLAL RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, PATHANAPURAM FOREST RANGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------------------ Bail Application No.3828 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of August, 2010 ORDER Petitioners who are accused Nos.1 to 4 in O.R.No.18/2010 of Pathanapuram Forest Range, Kollam for an offence punishable under Section 9 Schedule III of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, seek anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. But at the same time, I am inclined to permit the first, third and fourth petitioners to surrender before the Investigating Officer for the purpose of interrogation and then to have their application for bail considered by the Magistrate having jurisdiction. Accordingly, the first, third and fourth petitioners shall surrender before the investigating officer on 20-08-2010 or on 21-08-2010 for the purpose of interrogation and recovery of incriminating material, if any. The first, third and fourth petitioners shall thereafter appear before the Magistrate who on being satisfied that the petitioners have been interrogated by the Police, shall B.A.No.3828/2010 : 2 : consider and dispose of their application for regular bail preferably on the same date on which it is filed. The prayer for anticipatory bail of second petitioner is dismissed. This petition is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj