IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN MONDAY, THE 24TH DECEMBER 2007 / 3RD POUSHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 7872 of 2007() ----------------------------- (CRIME NO.736/2007 OF CENTRAL POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM) : PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- P.K.KARTHIKEYAN, S/O.KELAN, AGED 72 YEARS, PLOT NO.14, PRESS CLUB COLONY, PADIVATTOM, EDAPPALLY-682 024. BY ADV. SMT.M.V.RETNAMMA SRI.V.K.SUBRAMANIAN SRI.K.B.HARSHAN SRI.P.S.PRADEEP SRI.M.K.SASEENDRAN RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CENTRAL POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. S.U.NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.K.MOHANAN, J. -------------------------------- Bail Application No. 7872 of 2007 -------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of December, 2007 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is an accused in Crime No.736/2007 of Central Police Station for the offences punishable under secs.465, 467, 420, 120b and 419 of IPC , 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 . KVM/- V.K.MOHANAN, JUDGE. BA 7872/07 2 kvm/-