IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 5TH MAY 2009 / 15TH VAISAKHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 2424 of 2009() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.15/09 OF THIRUPURAM EXCISE RANGE. PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- MANOHARAN, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O.RAMAYYAN NADAR, CHIRATHALAVILAKATH, PUTHENVEEDU, THALAYAL DESOM, ATHIYANOOR VILLAGE, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.GEO PAUL SRI.SANU MATHEW SRI.NOEL JOSEPH SRI.M.B.SANDEEP SRI.K.V.REJANISH RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT ----------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY EXCISE INSPECTOR, THIRUPURAM EXCISE RANGE BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI C.M.NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------------- B.A.No. 2424 of 2009 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of May, 2009 O R D E R This is an application for regular bail filed under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.15/09 of Thirupuram Excise Range, alleging offences punishable under sections 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act. The allegation is that he was found in possession of 2 litres of arrack. The petitioner was arrested on 10.4.2009 and since then he has been in judicial custody. 3. I have heard the learned Public Prosecutor. 4. Considering the quantity of the arrack involved and the fact that investigation is almost completed, I think the petitioner can be enlarged on bail. 5. Accordingly, this application is allowed subject to the following conditions. (i) The petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.15,000/- with two solvent sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the J.F.C.M., Neyyattinkara. (ii) The petitioner shall not tamper with or attempt to tamper BA.2424/09 2 with evidence or intimidate or influence or attempt to intimidate or influence the witnesses. (iii) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer, as and when his presence is required by him. C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE dsn