IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 9TH JANUARY 2007 / 19TH PAUSHA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 66 of 2007() --------------------------- CMP.9642/2006 of J.M.F.C.-II,KOTTARAKKARA Crime No.458/06 of Pooyapally Police Station .................... : PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- BHASI @ RAJU, S/O.RAVEENDRAN, "REMYA BHAVAN", CHOORAKODE, PADINJATTINKARA MURI, VELIYAM VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.SAJU.S.A RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI. P.N. SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.Ramkumar, J. ======================== B.A.No. 66 of 2007 ======================== Dated this the 9th day of January, 2007. ORDER Petitioner, who is the accused in Crime No.458 of 2006 of Pooyapally Police Station for offences punishable under Section 8(1) and (2) of Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of 5 litres of arrack and 7 litres of wash on 21.11.2006 and who was arrested on the same day, seeks his enlargement on bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application submitting inter alia that the petitioner is an accused in another crime involving similar abkari offence. 3. I am not satisfied that both the grounds enumerated under Clause (b)(ii) of Sec. 41 A of the Abkari Act are present in this case so as to justify the release of the petitioner on bail. This application is accordingly dismissed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ess V.Ramkumar, Judge. ess