IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2008 / 26TH JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3637 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRLMP.1212/2008 IN CRIME NO.11/08 OF RANNY EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- UTHAMAN, AGED 51, S/O.GANGADHARAN, CHIRAPPURATH HOUSE NARANAMTHODE, KOLLAMULA PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.SETHUNATH RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT/STATE ------------------------------ 1. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, RANNI EXCISE RANGE 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------- B.A.No.3637 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of June, 2008 ORDER Petition for bail. 2. On the allegation that 150 litres of wash was seized from the petitioner's property, a crime was registered against the petitioner under Section 55(g) of Abkari Act and he was arrested. Petitioner is in custody for the past 41 days. 3. It is submitted that the petitioner is the first offender and hence, this petition is not opposed. Hence, petitioner is granted bail 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 and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. BA No.3637/08 2 (iii) Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the Excise Range office within which the crime is registered except with the prior permission of the learned Magistrate. (iv) In case, the petitioner is involved in offence of similar nature, bail is liable to be cancelled. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl