IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH JULY 2008 / 18TH ASHADHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4322 of 2008() ----------------------------- CP.173/2007 of J.M.F.C.,KATTAKADA (CMP 2673/08) CRIME NO. 129/2006 OF MALAYANKEEZH POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------ SADANANDAN, S/O.KUTTAN PANICKER, SHEEBA BHAVAN, KANAVILA, MALAYINKIL DESOM, MALAYINKIL VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAMESH BABU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MALAYINKIL. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 4322 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of July, 2008 O R D E R Application for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under sections 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act. Article involved is four litres of arrack. 3. According to the petitioner, he was not aware of the case, since he was working in Pollachi. The alleged incident is on 20-4-2006, but he came to his native place, he was arrested by the police on 13-5-2008. In the meantime, the case was entered in the register of L.P. cases. He was refused bail and he was in custody for the past 15 days. It is submitted that he could not appear before the court only because he was unaware of the pendency of the proceedings. He is prepared to abide by any conditions imposed. 4. In the above circumstances, the learned Public Prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail on stringent conditions, ensuring the petitioner's presence for the trial. Hence, the following order is passed:- The petitioner is granted bail on his executing a bond for -2- Rs.50,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kattakada on the following conditions:- i) The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. ii) The petitioner shall not leave the limits of the police station within which the crime is registered except with the prior permission of the learned Magistrate. iii) The petitioner shall not intimidate or influence any witness while on bail and in case breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. The application is allowed. K. HEMA, JUDGE. mn.