Chalil Rasheed vs The Forest Range Officer on 11 March, 2009

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

Bail Appl..No. 1081 of 2009()


1. CHALIL RASHEED,S/O.BEERANKUTTY,
                      ...  Petitioner
2. C.MAJEED, S/O.MAMMU,CHONNY HOUSE,
3. BASHEER.T @ ABDUL BASHEER,S/O.MOIDU,
4. IBRAHIM,S/O.UNNACHI ALI,PORUNNANNUR

                        Vs



1. THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER,
                       ...       Respondent

2. THE ASSISTANT WILD LIFE WARDEN,

                For Petitioner  :SRI.SUNNY MATHEW

                For Respondent  :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Hon'ble MR. Justice V.RAMKUMAR

 Dated :11/03/2009

 O R D E R
                                V. RAMKUMAR, J.
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                        Bail Application No.1081 of 2009
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                              DATED: 11.03.2009

                                   O R D E R

Petitioners, who are accused Nos.4 to 7 in O.R. No.16 of 2008 of

Sulthanbathery Forest Range Office for offences punishable under Section

27(1)(e)(iv) and (iii), 52 and 2(f) of the Kerala Forest Act, seek anticipatory

bail.

2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application.

3. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature.

But at the same time, I am inclined to permit the petitioners to surrender

before the Investigating Officer for the purpose of interrogation and then to

have their application for bail considered by the Magistrate having

jurisdiction. Accordingly, the petitioners shall surrender before the

investigating officer on any day between 16.03.09 and 18.03.09 for the

purpose of interrogation and recovery of incriminating material, if any.

The petitioners shall thereafter be produced on the same day before the

Magistrate who shall consider and dispose of their application for regular

bail preferably on the same date on which it is filed.

This petition is disposed of as above.

V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE

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