IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER 2008 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 7575 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.3397/2008 of J.M.F.C. - II, MAVELIKKARA CR.NO.91/2008 OF NOORANAD EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER/ACCUSED:- ------------------------------ RATHEESH, S/O.GOPALAN PALLIPADEETTATHIL, PALAMEL VILLAGE MAVELIKKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.RASHEED C.NOORANAD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 7575 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 18th day of December,2008 O R D E R Petition for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under section 8(2) of the Abkari Act. According to prosecution, petitioner was found transporting ten litres of arrack on 10-9-2008 and he could not be arrested from the spot, since he ran away. 3. Petitioner was arrested on 14-11-2008 on production warrant, while he was in custody in connection with another crime. 4. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioner is involved in two more cases of similar offence and hence, stringent conditions may be imposed while granting bail. 5. Hence, petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate, on the following conditions:- 1) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every alternate day between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. 2) Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the BA 7575 /08 -2- Excise range within which the crime is registered except with the prior permission of the learned Magistrate. 3) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. This petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE. mn.