IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 12TH JUNE 2008 / 22ND JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3667 of 2008() --------------------------------------- CRIME NO. 30/2008 OF EXCISE RANGE OF THIRUVALLA ...... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1 AND 2 (IN CUSTODY) ------------------------ 1. NAGENDRAN, PONNALAYAM VEEDU, ULIYANNOOR MURI, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM. 2. ANTONY THOMAS, KALATHIL VEEDU, KARUMADI AMPALAPPUZHA BY ADV. SRI.N.K.MOHANLAL RESPONDENTS/COUNTER PETITIONER NO.1 ----------------------- 1. EXCISE INSPECTOR, THIRUVALLA EXCISE RANGE, THIRUVALLA 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. ----------------------------------- B.A. No. 3667 OF 2008 ----------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of June, 2008. O R D E R This is a petition for bail. 2. Petitioners are accused Nos.1 and 2 against whom a crime was registered under Section 55(a) of the Kerala Abkari Act. Petitioners were arrested from the spot and remanded to custody on 10.04.2008. 3. Petitioners are in custody from 10.04.2008 and have completed 60 days of detention. The charge sheet has not been laid so far since source could not be traced out till now. Hence, petitioners are entitled for bail under proviso to Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Petitioners are granted bail on the following terms and conditions: 1. Petitioners shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) each with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Thiruvalla. B.A. No. 3667/08 2 2) Petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday and Thursday between 10a.m and 1p.m. 3) Petitioners shall not tamper with any evidence, influence witnesses or intimidate them and also get involved in any offence of similar nature while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be canceled. This petition is allowed. K. HEMA, JUDGE. smp