IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND APRIL 2008 / 13TH CHAITHRA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 1238 of 2008() ------------------------- CR NO.78 OF 2005 KATTAKADA EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER: 2ND ACCUSED: ------------------------------------------ ANILKUMAR @ ANI, S/O. NADESAPANICKER, KIZHAKKEKARA PUTHENVEEDU, KANIYAMKONAM, MALAYINKEEZHU, TRIVANDRUM. 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.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = Crl.M.C.No. 1238 of 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 2nd day of April, 2008 ORDER The Petitioner, who is the 2nd accused in CR No.78 /05 of Kattakkada Excise Range for offences punishable under sections 8(1) and (2) of the Kerala Abkari Act, seeks a direction to the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kattakkada to release the petitioner on bail on the date of his surrender itself. 2. The proper course available to the petitioner is to surrender before the learned Magistrate and seek regular bail. 3. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned Magistrate and files an application for regular bail within a period of two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of on merits preferably on the same date on which it is filed, bearing in mind the decision in Sukumari v. State of Kerala (2001 (1) KLT 22). This Crl.M.C is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj