IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT THURSDAY, THE 29TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 8TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 7320 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRMP.3544/2007 of J.M.F.C.,RANNI CRIME 155/06 OF PERUNAD POLICE STATION .................... : PETITIONER --------------------------- YESODHARAN, S/O.KUNJUKUNJU, NIKARIYIL HOUSE, PUTHUKKADA, PERUNAD, RANNY. BY ADV. SRI.S.SANTOSH KUMAR (PERUNAD) RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.V.NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. Nos. 7320, 7328, 7332 and 7336 OF 2007 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 29th day of November, 2007 O R D E R These applications for regular bail are filed by the common petitioner/accused, who faces allegations in four different crimes, all registered under the Kerala Abkari Act. He is alleged to have kept in his possession 3 litres of arrack on 19.12.06, 1.5 litre of arrack on 8.6.04, 4 litres of arrack on 15.8.07 and 1 litre of arrack on 17.3.07. The petitioner surrendered before the learned Magistrate on 18.10.07. He has been continuing in custody from that date. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is one more crime registered against the petitioner which is pending now. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer on condition that the investigating officer may be granted reasonable further time to complete the investigation and I am satisfied that regular bail can be granted to the petitioner subject to appropriate conditions. 3. In the result, these petitions are allowed. The petitioner can now be enlarged on bail on the following terms and conditions:- i) The petitioner shall not be released from custody on the strength of this common order in any of these cases prior to BA.7320/07 & connected cases : 2 : 12/12/2007. The investigator shall, in the meantime, make every endeavour to complete the investigation in all these crimes. ii) He shall in each case execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. iii) The petitioner shall appear before the investigating officer in crime No.155/06 of Perunad police station between 10 a.m and 12 noon on all Mondays and before the investigating officer in the other three crimes between 10 a.m and 12 noon on all Fridays for a period of two months from the date of his release and thereafter as and when directed by the investigating officer in writing to do so. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) aks