IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Bail Appl..No. 5735 of 2010()
1. UNNIKRISHNA PILLAI,AGED 48 YEARS,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY PUBLIC
... Respondent
For Petitioner :SRI.BLAZE K.JOSE
For Respondent :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
The Hon'ble MR. Justice V.RAMKUMAR
Dated :24/09/2010
O R D E R
V.RAMKUMAR, J.
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Bail Application No.5735 of 2010
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Dated this the 24th day of September, 2010
ORDER
In this petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. the
petitioner who is the sole accused in Crime No.820/2010
of Kunnikode Police Station for an offence punishable
under Section 55(a) & (i) of the Kerala Abkari Act for
allegedly having been found in possession of 2.8 litres of
Indian Made Foreign Liquor, seeks 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
petitioner’s contention that the petitioner has been falsely
implicated. 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 within two weeks from
today and files an application for regular bail, the same
Bail Appln.No.5735/2010
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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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