IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 29TH AUGUST 2008 / 7TH BHADRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5373 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.5400/2008 of J.M.F.C.-II,NEDUMANGAD CR NO.52/08 OF VAMANAPURAM EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- SOMAN, S/O.MANAS, THADATHARIKATHU VEEDU, ANCHANAKUZHYKKARA, MYLAMOODU, ANAKUDY MURI, PANGODE VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------- B.A.No.5373 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th August, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 8(2) of the Abkari Act. Petitioner was allegedly found in possession of 1 litre of arrack on 13.8.2008. He was arrested on the same day and he was remanded to judicial custody on 14.8.2008. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail to the petitioner. 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 and Thursday between 10 AM and 1 PM until further orders. Iii). Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, the bail is liable to be cancelled. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE vgs.