{"id":262191,"date":"2007-08-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/preetha-vs-the-excise-inspector-on-22-august-2007"},"modified":"2014-11-26T23:45:47","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T18:15:47","slug":"preetha-vs-the-excise-inspector-on-22-august-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/preetha-vs-the-excise-inspector-on-22-august-2007","title":{"rendered":"Preetha vs The Excise Inspector on 22 August, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Preetha vs The Excise Inspector on 22 August, 2007<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nBail Appl No. 5144 of 2007()\n\n\n1. PREETHA, AGED 30 YEARS, W\/O.VELAYUDHAN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.M.SANTHOSHKUMAR\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice R.BASANT\n\n Dated :22\/08\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                            R.BASANT, J.\n                         ----------------------\n                         B.A.No.5144 of 2007\n                     ----------------------------------------\n               Dated this the 22nd day of August 2007\n\n\n                                O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">      Application for anticipatory bail. The petitioner is the first<\/p>\n<p>accused.    Her husband is the second accused.                  They were<\/p>\n<p>allegedly found to keep in their joint possession in their house<\/p>\n<p>200 x 100 ml of Karnataka arrack on 13\/7\/2007. As only the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner was available in the house when the detection was<\/p>\n<p>made and as there was no lady official in the detecting party, she<\/p>\n<p>was not arrested by the officials. Investigation is in progress.<\/p>\n<p>Her husband is still absconding.                The petitioner apprehends<\/p>\n<p>imminent arrest.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">      2.   The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that<\/p>\n<p>the petitioner is absolutely innocent. She was not in conscious<\/p>\n<p>exclusive possession of the contraband article.                  In these<\/p>\n<p>circumstances, anticipatory bail may be granted to the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner, it is urged.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">      3.   Application was opposed by the learned Public<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutor. The learned Public Prosecutor submits that there<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">B.A.No.5144\/07                   2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>are no circumstances justifying or warranting the invocation of<\/p>\n<p>the extraordinary equitable discretion under <a href=\"\/doc\/1783708\/\" id=\"a_1\">Section 438<\/a> Cr.P.C.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">      4.    Having considered all the relevant inputs, I find merit<\/p>\n<p>in the opposition by the learned Public Prosecutor. I am satisfied<\/p>\n<p>that this is not a fit case where such extraordinary equitable<\/p>\n<p>discretion can or ought to be invoked. This is a fit case where<\/p>\n<p>the petitioners must appear before the investigating officer or<\/p>\n<p>the learned Magistrate having jurisdiction and then seek regular<\/p>\n<p>bail in the normal and ordinary course.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">      5.    In the result, this petition is dismissed. Needless to<\/p>\n<p>say, if the petitioner surrenders before the investigating officer<\/p>\n<p>or the learned Magistrate and applies for bail, after giving<\/p>\n<p>sufficient prior notice to the Prosecutor in charge of the case,<\/p>\n<p>the learned Magistrate must proceed to pass appropriate orders<\/p>\n<p>on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously.<\/p>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">\n\n\n\n                                             (R.BASANT, JUDGE)\njsr\n\n                 \/\/ True Copy\/\/       PA to Judge\n\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">B.A.No.5144\/07    3<\/span>\n\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_2\">B.A.No.5144\/07    4<\/span>\n\n       R.BASANT, J.\n\n\n\n\n         CRL.M.CNo.\n\n\n\n\n            ORDER\n\n\n\n\n21ST DAY OF MAY2007\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Preetha vs The Excise Inspector on 22 August, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Bail Appl No. 5144 of 2007() 1. PREETHA, AGED 30 YEARS, W\/O.VELAYUDHAN, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, &#8230; Respondent For Petitioner :SRI.M.SANTHOSHKUMAR For Respondent : No Appearance The Hon&#8217;ble MR. 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