IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 5TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 14TH BHADRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5554 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.8774/2008 IN CRIME NO.75/2008 OF KOLLAM EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- G.SABU, S/O. GHEE VARGHESE UNNOONNI, PALAVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, PALLIYARA DESOM, MULAVANA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.S.GIRISH SRI.HARIDAS RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PREVENTIVE OFFICER, EXCISE ENFORCEMENT ANTI-NARCOTIC SPECIAL SQUAD, RANGE KOLLAM THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.5554 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of September, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 8(2) of Abkari Act. According to prosecution, 30 litres of arrack was seized from the possession of the petitioner on 5.8.2008. He was arrested on 9.8.2008 and he is in custody since then. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail on stringent conditions. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner 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 Saturday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. BA No.5554/08 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