IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN FRIDAY, THE 15TH MAY 2009 / 25TH VAISAKHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 2609 of 2009() ------------------------------------------ CRIME NO.840/2008 OF THRISSUR EAST POLICE STATION ........ PETITIONER S): ACCUSED NO.4: --------------------------------- PRADEEP, AGED 44 YEARS, S/O.GOPALAN, PULIPARAMBIL HOUSE, S.N.ROAD, PAZHVIL WEST, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.S.RAJEEV RESPONDENT(S): STATE: --------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM (CRIME NO.840 OF 2008 OF THRISSUR EAST POLICE STATION). PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.V.TEKCHAND THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S. GOPINATHAN, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 2609 OF 2009 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 15th day of May, 2009 O R D E R Petitioner is the 4th accused in Crime No.840/08 of Thrissur East Police Station for offence under section 55(a) of the Abkari Act. He surrendered before the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Thrissur on 18.4.2009. He was remanded to judicial custody. His application for bail was rejected by the learned Sessions Judge. Now this petition. 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that accused Nos.1 and 3 were granted bail as per order dated 11.2.2009 in B.A.No.516/2009. 3. In the above circumstances, I find no good reason to retain the petitioner any more. In the result, this bail application is allowed and it is ordered that the petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned on the following conditions: BA.2609/09 : 2 : i) The petitioner shall report before the investigating officer at 10 a.m. on every Fridays. ii) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. iii) The petitioner shall not leave the State without permission. (P.S. GOPINATHAN, JUDGE) aks