IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2008 / 2ND SRAVANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4661 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.49/2004 OF EZHUKONE POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED-A1 -------------------------------------- VIJAYAKUMAR, S/O.VISWANATHAN, UPERIKUNNATHU VEEDU, PAVITHRESWARAM VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.ANIL KUMAR RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ 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 24/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. -------------------------------------- Bail Application No.4661 of 2008 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of July, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 55(g) of Abkari Act. The article involved is 1200 litres of wash. Petitioner is the first accused in the crime. The incident occurred on 7.2.2004 and the petitioner surrendered before the Magistrate court on 23.6.2008. He was remanded to judicial custody. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that charge sheet has been filed and hence, he has no objection in granting bail to the petitioner on conditions. It is also to be noted that the petitioner is involved in another crime also under the Abkari Act and though the incident occurred in 2004, he was absconding until he surrendered before the court after four years. Hence, the following order is passed: Petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned on the following conditions: BA No.4661/08 2 (i) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every alternate Saturday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. (ii) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl