IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 5TH MAY 2009 / 15TH VAISAKHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 2422 of 2009() --------------------------------------- CRIME NO.166/2009 OF VITHURA POLICE STATION CMP.1987/2009 of J.M.F.C.-II,NEDUMANGAD .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: -------------------------------------- AMBIKA @ AMBI, D/O.RAJAMMA, ROADARIKATHU VEEDU, NEAR THE ADIPARAMPU JERCY FARM, KOTTACKAL MURI, VITHURA VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT : ----------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. SRI. C.M. NAZAR, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------- B.A. No.2422 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of May, 2009 O R D E R This is a petition for regular bail filed under Section 439 of the Code of the Criminal Procedure. Petitioner is the accused in crime No.166/2009 of Vithura Police Station registered for commission of offences under Sections 55(a), (i) and 8(2) of Kerala Abkari Act. 2. The allegation is that on 28.03.2009, the petitioner was found in possession of 50 litres of arrack. She was taken into custody on the same day and since then, she has been in judicial custody. 3. I have heard the learned Public Prosecutor. 4. Considering the quantity of arrack involved in this case and also the fact that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 28.03.2009 and that a good part of the investigation is already completed, I think the petitioner can be enlarged on bail subject to the stringent conditions. Accordingly, this application is allowed on the following conditions : B.A.No.2422 of 2009 2 i) Petitioner shall be released on bail on her executing a bond for Rs.30,000/- with two solvent sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Nedumangad. ii) Petitioner shall report before the investigating officer once in a week that is, on all Mondays between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. till the final report is made. iii) Petitioner shall not tamper with or attempt to tamper with evidence or intimidate or influence or attempt to intimidate or influence the witnesses. C.T.RAVIKUMAR JUDGE pac