IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 23RD OCTOBER 2007 / 1ST KARTHIKA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 6452 of 2007() ----------------------------- CR NO.21/07 OF THAMARASSERY EXCISE RANGE CMP.3426/2007 of J.M.F.C.-I,THAMARASSERY .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- SARADHA, W/O POOVARAMMAL VIJAYAN, PUTHUR AMSOM, KODIYATHUR DESOM, MANIPURAM P.O. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR (PANAMPALLI NAGAR) SRI.LUIZ GODWIN D'COUTH RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, THAMARASSERY, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. S.U. NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 6452 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of October, 2007 O R D E R Application for regular bail. The petitioner, a woman, was allegedly found to be in possession of 2.5 litres of arrack on 7.7.2007. As there was no women officials in the detecting party, she was not arrested on that day. She surrendered later on 25.9.2007 and continues in custody from that date. The learned Prosecutor submits that there is no history of any criminal antecedents to the petitioner. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied that the petitioner can now be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. 3. In the result: 1) This application is allowed. 2) The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. B.A.No. 6452 of 2007 2 (a) The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to be satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. (b) She shall make herself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (R. BASANT) Judge tm