IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2009 / 18TH POUSHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 7885 of 2008() ------------------------------------ AGAINST THE ORDER IN BA.7583/2008 CRIME NO.150/2008 OF AMBALATHARA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED : ---------------------------- GANESHAN.A., AGED 30/2008 S/O. KUHIRAMAN NAIR, CHALINGAL, KALATHUNKAL IN PULLUR VILLAGE OF HOSDURG TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.MURUGAN P.V. RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT : ------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTING AMBALATHARA POLICE CRIME NO.150/2008. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------ B.A. No.7885 OF 2008 ------------------------------ Dated this the 8th day of January, 2009 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 55(a) of Abkari Act. According to prosecution, on 11.11.2008 at about 7.50 p.m. police conducted a search in the house of petitioner and they seized 320 litres of Karnataka arrack and 19 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor. Petitioner was arrested from the house on the same day. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that petitioner is in custody from 11.11.2008 onwards and he was remanded on 12.11.2008. 4. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail to petitioner on stringent conditions. But it is pointed out that petitioner is involved in 6 other cases. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to petitioner on stringent conditions. Hence, the following order is passed : B.A.No.7885 of 2008 2 Petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing bond for Rs.50,000/- with two solvent sureties each for like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate court concerned on the following conditions : (i) Petitioner shall report before Investigating Officer on every alternate day between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. (ii) Petitioner shall not influence or intimidate any witness or commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE pac