IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH NOVEMBER 2006 / 17TH KARTHIKA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6524 of 2006() ----------------------------- CR NO.96/2006 OF CHADAYAMANGALAM EXCISE RANGE AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 16/10/2006 IN ORDER IN CMP.7859/2006 of J.M.F.C.-II,KOTTARAKKARA .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED 1 AND 2. ----------------- 1. MANIKUTTAN PILLAI, S/O.BALAN PILLAI, PLAVILA VEEDU, PARAMCODU MURI, ELAMADU VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA. 2. VISWANADHAN PILLAI, S/O.VELU PILLAI, VINOD MANDIRAM, CHEPRA MURI, ODANAVATTOM VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.ANIL KUMAR RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT. ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/11/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 6524 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of November, 2006 O R D E R The petitioners, who are accused Nos.1 and 2, were arrested on 12/10/2006, with 7 litres of illicit arrack, by the Excise Range Officials, Chadayamangalam Excise Range, who registered C.R.No.96/2006 of that excise range, for the offence punishable under Section 8(1) and 8(2) of the Abkari Act. 2. Considering the submissions of either side, I grant bail to the petitioners and release them from jail, imposing the following conditions:- i. Each petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/-, with two solvent sureties each for the like sum, to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-II, Kottarakkara. ii. The petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer, once in a week, on every Saturday, between 10 a.m and 11 a.m, for a period of two months, starting from 11/11/2006. (J.M.JAMES) Judge ms