IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 9TH MARCH 2007 / 18TH PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 1393 of 2007() ----------------------------- C.R.No.6/2007 OF VAMANAPURAM EXCISE RANGE : PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- GOPI, PLAVILA VEEDU, VADAKKELA, ANAD, NEDUMANGAD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 1393 OF 2007 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 9th day of March, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the accused in C.R.No.6/2007 of Vamanapuram Excise Range for offences punishable under sections 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of two litres of coloured arrack on 13.2.2007, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. 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 petitioner to surrender before the Investigating Officer namely, Excise Inspector, Vamanapuram for the purpose of interrogation and then to have his application for regular bail considered by the Magistrate concerned. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the Excise Inspector, Vamanapuram on any day between 15.3.2007 and 17.3.2007 for the purpose of interrogation. The petitioner shall, thereafter, be produced on the same day before the concerned Magistrate, who shall consider and dispose of the application, if any, filed by the petitioner for regular bail. Such consideration for disposal shall preferably on the same date on which the bail application is filed, bearing in mind the decision of this court reported in Sukumari Vs. State of Kerala [2001 (1) KLT 22]. This application is disposed of as above. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks