IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH APRIL 2007 / 14TH CHAITHRA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 2072 of 2007(C) ------------------------------ (CRIME NO.190/2007 OF KOTTARAKARA POLICE STATION BY THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT NO.i, KOTTARAKARA.) PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- CHANDRA BABU, AGED 39 YEARS, S/O.PONNUTTY, CHANDRALAYAM, PERUMKULAM MURI, KALAYAPURAM VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER GEORGE RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOTTARAKKARA POLICE STATION, KOTTARAKKARA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. P.N .SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 2072 OF 2007 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 4th day of April, 2007 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C. the petitioner, who is the accused in Crime No.190/07 of Kottarakkara Police Station for offences punishable under Secs.8 (1) and 8(2) of the Abkari Act for having been found in possession of 6.5 liters of illicit arrack, seeks his enlargement on bail. Petitioner was arrested on 10-03-2007. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the offences, 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 but only with effect from a future date. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail with effect from 10.4.2007 on his executing a bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the J.F.C.M.-I, Kottarakkara and subject to the following conditions: a. Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. BA.2072/07 : 2 : b. The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the police till the filing of the final report. c. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. d. 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 him shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks