IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 13TH MARCH 2007 / 22ND PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 1185 of 2007(F) ------------------------------ O.R.No.19/2006 of Pudhur Forest Station : PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------ FAKRUDHEEN ALI AHAMMED, S/O. HAMSA, AGED 30 YEARS, AMBADATH HOUSE,KACHERI PARAMBA POST THIRUVIZHAMKUNNU, MANNARKKAD TALUK,PALAKKAD DIST. BY ADV. SRI.RAJESH SIVARAMANKUTTY RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY DEPUTY RANGER,PUDHUR FOREST SATION, PUDHUR,MANNARKKAD,REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 1185 OF 2007 C ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 13th day of March, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the 9th accused in O.R.No.19/2006 of Pudhur Forest Station under the Mannarkkad Forest Division for an offence punishable under section 27(1) of the Kerala Forest Act, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application submitting, inter alia, that the petitioner is a suspect in similar other crimes involving sandal wood and in the present case the petitioner was the purchaser of the shoots of the sandal wood tree involved in this case. 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 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