IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 12TH MAY 2009 / 22ND VAISAKHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 2501 of 2009 ------------------------------------- CRIME NO.294/2009 OF PATHANAPURAM POLICE STATION CRMP.1737/2009 of J.M.F.C.-III, PUNALUR .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED --------------------------------- GOPINATHAN NAIR,S/O.KESAVAN NAIR AGED 62,PALAVILA VEEDU,EDATHARA KALANJEER MURI, KALANJOOR VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.S.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: -------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.TEKCHAND THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------------- B.A.No.2501 of 2009 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 12th day of May, 2009 ORDER This is an application for regular bail filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Petitioner is an accused in Crime No.294 of 2009 of Pathanapuram Police Station alleging commission of offence punishable under Section 55(a) of the Abkari Act. 2. The allegation is that the petitioner was found in possession of 10 litres of Indian made foreign liquor and he was taken into custody on 25.4.2009 and since then he has been in judicial custody. 3. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner as also the learned Public Prosecutor. Considering the quantity of Indian made foreign liquor involved and also the fact that the investigation is almost over, I think bail can be granted in this case. 4. Accordingly this application is allowed subject to the following conditions: i) Petitioner shall be released on bail on his B.A.No.2501 of 2009 2 executing a bond for Rs.25000/- with two solvent sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-III, Punalur. ii) Petitioner shall report before the investigating officer once in a week on all Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. till the final report is laid. C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE vns