IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR FRIDAY, THE 27TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 8TH PHALGUNA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 913 of 2009() ------------------------------------------ (CRIME NO.20/09 OF POLICE STATION, NEYYARDAM) PETITIONER:ACCUSED: ------------------------------------- VASANTHA, D/O.SARADA, AGED 48, MULASSERI VEEDU, PONGODE KUTTICHAL, KOKKUDIMURY, MANOORKKARA VILLAGE. BY ADV. MR.M.R.SARIN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss M. SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, J. ------------------------------------------------- B.A.No. 913 OF 2009 -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of February, 2009 O R D E R Petitioner is the accused in Crime 20 of 2009 of Neyyardam police station. Petitioner was arrested on 24.1.2009 and since then she has been in judicial custody. The case against the petitioner is that on 24.1.2009 at 8 p.m. she was found in possession of 10.500 litres of arrack at Pongode and she thereby committed offence under section 8(1) and 8(2) of Abkari Act. 2. Learned counsel appearing for petitioner submitted that petitioner was not involved in any other offence of this nature earlier and considering the fact she has been in custody from 25.1.2009, bail may be granted. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that after completing the investigation, final report has already been submitted before the Court. In such circumstances, petitioner is granted bail on executing a bond for Rs.15,000/- with two solvent sureties for the like sum to the satisfaction of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kattakada. M. SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, JUDGE okb