IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST NOVEMBER 2006 / 10TH KARTHIKA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6474 of 2006() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.115/2006 OF PERUNAD POLICE STATION CMP.4574/2006 of J.M.F.C.,RANNI .................... APPELLANT/2ND ACCUSED ---------------- VINOD, S/O.RAGHAVAN, AGED 35 YRS, CHIRAPARAMBIL, KOCHUKULAM, KARIKULAM, ATHIKAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.SANTOSH KUMAR (PERUNAD) RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/11/2006, ALONG WITH BA.NO.6477/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. Nos. 6474/2006 and 6477/2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 1st day of November, 2006 O R D E R The petitioners in both the bail applications are accused in Crime No.115/2006 of Perunad Police Station, for the offence punishable under Section 8(1) and 8(2) of the Abkari Act. It is alleged that the petitioners were found transporting 40 litres of illicit arrack, in a jeep. The second accused, who is the petitioner in B.A.No.6474/2006, had surrendered on 05/10/2006 and, the petitioner in B.A.No.6477/2006, who is the first accused, was arrested on 04/10/2006, on the date of occurrence itself. The petitioners are before this Court for bail, through the above separate applications. 2. Considering the completion of the investigation and duration of judicial detention, I grant bail to the petitioners and release them from jail, imposing the following conditions:- i. Each petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/-, with two solvent sureties each for the like sum, to the satisfaction of the B.A. Nos. 6474/2006 and 6477/2006 2 Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Ranni. ii. The petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer, once in a week, on every Monday, between 10 a.m and 11 a.m, for a period of three months, starting from 06/11/2006. (J.M.JAMES) Judge ms