IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2006 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 7503 of 2006() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 686 OF 2006 OF KOTTIYAM POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------- SHERIEF, S/O. KARARUDEEN, AARATTUVILA CHATHAPURAYIDAM, KANNANALLOOR CHERRY, THRIKKOVILVATTOM, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOTTIYAM POLICE STATION, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No. 7503 of 2006 ------------------------------- DATED: 21 December, 2006 O R D E R Petitioner who is the 3rd accused in Crime No. 686/2006 of Kottiyam Police Station for offences punishable under Secs. 366 A and 376 read with Sec. 34 I.P.C., seeks anticipatory bail. 2. This is a case in which a 15 year old girl was enticed away by a gang of youngsters on the promise that they would show her lover Rasheed and thereafter she was ravished by some of them including the petitioner. 3. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. 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 and files an application for regular bail within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of preferably on the same day on which it is filed. With the above observation this application is dismissed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ani