IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN TUESDAY, THE 19TH MAY 2009 / 29TH VAISAKHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 2667 of 2009() ----------------------------- (CRIME NO.200/2009 OF KUNNICODU POLICE STATION NOW PENDING BEFORE THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-III, PUNALUR) PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- VIJU,AGED 27 YEARS,S/O. VIJAYANANDAN CHARUMKUZHI VEEDU, NEAR CHARUMKUZHI, CHAKKUVARACKAL VILLAGE, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.ANIL KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. MR.JIKKU JACOB, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P. S. GOPINATHAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 2667 of 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of May, 2009. ORDER Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.200/2009 of Kunnicodu Police Station for offence punishable under Section 55(a) of the Abkari Act. The petitioner was found in possession of 9 litres of Indian made foreign liquor at 2 p.m on 2/5/2009 at Charumkuzhy Junction, Chakkuvarackal Village. The petitioner surrendered before the court on 8/5/2009 and remanded to judicial custody. His application for bail was rejected. Now this petition. 2. Today when this petition came up for hearing, learned Public Prosecutor submitted that bail may be granted on or after 30/05/2009. 3. In the result, this petition is allowed and there will be an order directing the petitioner to be released on bail on or after 30/05/2009 on his executing a bond for Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Judicial First Class Magistrate III, Punalur on the following conditions:- B.A. No. 2667/2009 2 i) The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer at 10 a.m on every Friday. ii)The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. P. S. GOPINATHAN, JUDGE scm