IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES THURSDAY, THE 26TH OCTOBER 2006 / 4TH KARTHIKA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6343 of 2006 ----------------------------- CRIME NO.266/2006 OF PALODE POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED ------------------------------------ RADHA, AGED 55 YEARS, D/O. CHELLAMMA, PALUVALLI THADATHARIKATHU VEEDU, PALUVALLI P.O., PACHA, PALODE. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU SRI.A.G.GIRISH KUMAR RESPONDENTS: STATE ------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/10/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. ------------------- B.A. 6343/2006 -------------------- DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner is accused of the offence punishable under Section 8(1) & (2) of the Abkari Act, in crime No.266/2006 of Palode Police Station, as she was found in illegal possession of 14½ litres of illicit arrack and a glass for sale, on the northern side of her house. She could not be arrested by the Palode police station authorities, for want of woman police constables. Now she is before this Court, for a pre-arrest order. 2. After hearing both sides and considering the facts on record, I direct the petitioner to surrender before the Investigating Officer, who is investigating crime No.266/2006 of Palode Police Station, on 6.11.2006 between 10.00 a.m and 10.30 a.m. 3. The Investigating Officer shall interrogate the petitioner and thereafter, produce her before the Court below, on the same day itself. B.A.6343/2006 2 4. The learned Magistrate, on production of the accused, shall pass appropriate orders on merit, on the date of production itself. The application is disposed of as above. J.M.JAMES JUDGE mrcs