IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 12TH APRIL 2007 / 22ND CHAITHRA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 2118 of 2007() ----------------------------- (CR NO.54 OF 2007 OF EXCISE RANGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY) ----------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- UNNI, SON OF KARUNAKARAN, VENGAYIL, THAZHAVA MURI, THAZHAVA VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.P.B.SAHASRANAMAN SRI.K.JAGADEESH SRI.T.S.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTION, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE OFFICE, KARUNAGAPPALLY RANGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 2118 OF 2007 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 12th day of April, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the accused in C.R.No.54/07 of Karunagappally Excise Range for offences punishable under sections 8 (2) and 67B of the Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of 10 litres of illicit arrack on 14.3.07, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 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 having jurisdiction and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the Magistrate concerned and files an application for regular bail, within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of, preferably on the same date on which it is filed. This application is disposed of as above. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks