IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 26TH OCTOBER 2010 / 4TH KARTHIKA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 6479 of 2010(F) ------------------------------------------ (CRIME NO.70/10 OF KARTHIKAPPALLY EXCISE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT) .............. PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ---------------------------------- DEVAKI, AGED 58 YEARS, W/O.AANANDAN, BINU BHAVAN, ARATTUPUZHA KIZHAKKEKKARA MURI, ARATTUPUZHA VILLAGE, KARTHIKAPPALLY. BY ADVS. SRI.R.SUNIL KUMAR, SMT. SALINI LAL. RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: -------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, REP.BY EXCISE INSPCTOR, KARTHIKAPPALLY EXCISE RANGE. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZE. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.6479 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 26th day of October, 2010 ORDER The petitioner, who is the sole accused in Crime No.70 of 2010 of Karthikappally Excise Range for an offence punishable under Section 8(2) of the Abkari Act for having been found in possession of 10 litres of arrack, seeks her enlargement on bail. She was arrested on 21/9/2010. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the offence, the duration of judicial custody of the petitioner and the other circumstances of the case etc., I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail with effect from 02/11/2010 on her executing a bond for Rs.35,000/- (Rupees thirty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-I, Harippad and subject to the following conditions:- i) The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor Bail Appln.No.6479/2010 : 2 : shall she attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. ii) The petitioner shall make herself available for interrogation as and when required by the investigating officer till the filing of the final report. iii) The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to her shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj