IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 14TH AUGUST 2008 / 23RD SRAVANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4943 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.5051/2008 IN CRIME NO.55/08 OF CHENGANNUR EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- SRI.AJITH KUMAR @ AJITHAN, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O.KOCHURAMAN, KOLLAMTHARAYIL VEEDU, THITTAMEL MURI, CHENGANNUR VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.S.HARIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, CHENGANNUR. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.4943 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of August, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 8(2) of Abkari Act. The article involved is 1 litre of illicit arrack. The incident is on 2.7.2008 and petitioner surrendered before the Magistrate Court on 24.7.2008 and he is judicial custody thereafter. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that petitioner is an accused in two other similar cases and he is on bail. Therefore, stringent condition may be imposed while granting bail. 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, Wednesday and Saturday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. BA No.4943/08 2 (iii) 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