IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 25TH AUGUST 2008 / 3RD BHADRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5297 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRMP.2350/2008 of II ADDL. DISTRICT COURT, KOLLAM (C.R. 74/2008 OF EZHUKONE EXCISE RANGE) PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ----------------- RADHAKRISHNAN, S/O.JANARDHANAN, KANDACHARUVILA VEEDU, CHERUPOIKA MURI, PAVITHRESWARAM VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI. K.SIJU RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY EXCISE INSPECTOR, EZHUKONE EXCISE RANGE THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, AT ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------------- Bail Appl.No. 5297 of 2008 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of August, 2008. ORDER Petition for bail. 2. Petitioner is the first accused. The alleged offences are under Section 8(2) of the Abkari Act. The petitioner along with another accused were found in possession of 20 litres of arrack and the petitioner was arrested on the same day on 10.7.2008. He is in custody since then. The 2nd accused is not arrested so far. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail on conditions. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions: i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. ii) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every alternate day between 10 A.M. and 1 P.M. until further orders. iii) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and, in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. Petition is allowed. K. HEMA, JUDGE. Krs.