IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Bail Appl..No. 8546 of 2010()
1. KUNJUMOL AND ANOTHER
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA
... Respondent
For Petitioner :SRI.AJITH MURALI
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice V.RAMKUMAR
Dated :20/12/2010
O R D E R
V. RAMKUMAR, J.
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Bail Application No.8546 of 2010
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Dated this the 20th day of December, 2010
O R D E R
In this Petition filed under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. petitioners, who are
accused Nos.1 and 2 in C.R. No.68/2010 of Pathanamthitta Excise
Range for an offence punishable under Section 8(1)&(2) of the Abkari
Act for allegedly having been found in possession of 10 litres of
arrack, seek anticipatory Bail.
2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application.
3. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case involving such
grave offence. It is too early to accept the petitioners contention that
the petitioners have been falsely implicated. There is no reason why
the petitioners should not surrender before the magistrate concerned
and seek regular bail. Accordingly, If the petitioners surrender before
the Magistrate concerned within two weeks from today and file an
application for regular bail, the same shall be considered and disposed
of preferably on the same day on which it is filed bearing in mind the
decision in Sukumari v. State of Kerala – 2001 (1) KLT 22.
With the above observation this Application is disposed of.
V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE.
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