Court dismissed anticipatory bail petitions under Section 55(a) of the Abkari Act, holding it not fit considering serious allegations and two-year unavailability for arrest. Petitioners directed to surrender.
Direction to surrender to investigating officer within seven days and co-operate with investigation.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT :
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA
THURSDAY, THE 23RD OCTOBER 2008 / 1ST KARTHIKA 1930
Bail Appl..No. 4498 of 2008() -----------------------------
C.R.NO.28/06 OF TRIPUNITHURA EXCISE RANGE
PETITIONER/ACCUSED
-------------------------------------SIVADAS, S/O.GOPALAKRISHNAN, 5/510, PYTTUKKAD, PUTHUSSERI, PALAKKAD.
BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN
RESPONDENT(S): STATE -------------------STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI.M.S.BREEZE
THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/10/2008, ALONG WITH BA NO. 5424 OF 2008 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
K.HEMA, J.
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B.A.No.4498 of 2008 &
B.A.No.5424 of 2008
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Dated this the 23rd October, 2008
O R D E R
These petitions are for anticipatory bail.
BA.4498 & 5424/08 2
petitioners submitted that the petitioners are prepared to surrender.
Petitioners are directed to surrender before the investigating officer within seven days from today and co-operate with the investigation.
With this direction, petitions are dismissed.
K.HEMA, JUDGE
vgs.
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the anticipatory bail petition is a fit case for grant of bail in view of the nature of allegations and long delay in availability for arrest.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
SIVADAS
STATE OF KERALA
KHEMA
As recorded by the court registry
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