IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 28TH AUGUST 2008 / 6TH BHADRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5279 of 2008(F) -------------------------------------- CRIME NO.118/2008 OF KARUNAGAPPALLY EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER/ACCUSED : ---------------------------- JAYADEVAN,S/O PARAMU, JAGADA BHAVANAM, PAVUMBA THEKKU MURI, PAVUMBA VILLAGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY. BY ADV. SRI.A.AHZAR RESPONDENT/STATE : --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.5279 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of August, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 8(2) and 55(g) of Abkari Act. Petitioner was found in possession of 45 litres of arrack and 50 litres of wash on 21.7.2008 and he was arrested on the same day. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that the petitioner was involved in an offence under the Abkari Act in the year 1996. So, stringent may be imposed while granting bail. Petitioner is granted bail 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 Magistrate Court concerned. (ii) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. BA No.5279/08 2 (iii) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl