IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2009 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 1293 of 2009() ----------------------------- CRMP.692/2009 of DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD CRIME NO. 110/2009 OF OTTAPALAM POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- PURUSHOTHAMAN, AGED 53 YEARS, S/O.KRISHNAN, KULAMBIL HOUSE, MANNANUR POST, OTTAPALAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.NIREESH MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, OTTAPALAM POLICE STATION, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= B.A. No. 1293 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 6th day of April, 2009 O R D E R Petitioner who is the accused in Crime No.110/2009 of Ottapalam Police Station registered for an offence punishable under section 55(a) of the Abkari Act on the allegation that he was responsible for keeping 561 litres of spirit in a house, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case involving such grave offence. It is too early to accept the petitioner's contention that the petitioner has been falsely implicated. 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 concerned within two weeks from today and files an application for regular bail, the same shall be considered and disposed of preferably on the same day on which it is filed bearing in mind the decision in Sukumari v. State of Kerala - 2001 (1) KLT 22. With the above observation this Application is disposed of . V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. mn.