IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 18TH JUNE 2010 / 28TH JYAISTHA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 2202 of 2010 ---------------------------------- (FOREST OFFENCE NO.09/2010 OF KOCHUKOIKKAL FOREST STATION) ................. PETITIONER/5TH ACCUSED: ----------------------------------------- RAJESH, AGED 45, PROPRIETOR, RAJESH HOTEL, SEETHATHODE, CHITTAR SEETHATHODE VILLAGE, RANNI TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA VILLAGE & DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.SETHUNATH. RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT/STATE: --------------------------------------------------------- 1. THE DEPUTY RANGER, KOCHUKOIKKAL FOREST STATION. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. R1 & R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI KAMMAPPU. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.2202 of 2010 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of June, 2010 ORDER Petitioner, who is the fifth accused in Forest Offence No.09/2010 of Kochukoikkal Forest Station for offences punishable under Sections 9, 50 & 51 of the Wild Life Protection Act, seeks a direction to the Magistrate concerned to release the petitioner on bail on the date of his surrender itself. 2. Accordingly, this Crl.M.C. is disposed of permitting the petitioner to surrender before the learned Magistrate and file an application for regular bail within a period of two weeks from today. In case, the petitioner complies with the above condition, his bail application shall be considered and disposed of on merits preferably on the same date on which it is filed. Dated this the 18th day of June, 2010 V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj