IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 27TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 6TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 7214 of 2007() ------------------------------------------ (CRIME NO.92/2007 OF EXCISE RANGE, PATHANAPURAM) PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1: -------------------------------------------- VIKRAMAN PILLAI @ VIKRAMAN, AGED 38YEARS, GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI, JYOTHI VILASOM VEEDU, KALEEKAL VEEDU, VETTIKKAVALA MURI & VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.K.T.THOMAS RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT: ----------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REP. BY PUBLIC PORSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. S.U. NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/11/2007 ALONG WITH B.A.NO.7216 OF 2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss R.BASANT, J. ---------------------- B.A.Nos.7214 & 7216 of 2007 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of November 2007 O R D E R These applications by the common petitioner are for regular bail. The petitioner faces allegations in these crimes under the provisions of the Kerala Abkari Act. Three connected crimes have been registered in respect of an incident which allegedly took place on 28/8/2007. The police have registered crimes and the same is being investigated by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Crime Detachment, Kollam who heads a special investigation team. The co-accused in these crimes i.e. crime Nos.92 and 93 of 2007 of Pathanapuram Excise Range have already been granted regular bail. The petitioner continues in custody from 27/9/2007. His arrest has been recorded in all the crimes. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied that subject to identical conditions as were imposed on the co-accused, regular bail can be granted to the petitioner herein also. In the absence of opposition, it is not necessary for me to advert to facts in any greater detail. The learned Public Prosecutor points out that now a consolidated common B.A.Nos.7214 & 7216/07 2 investigation is being conducted into all these crimes by the same investigating officer - a Deputy Superintendent of Police. 3. In the result, these petitions are allowed. The petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on the following terms and conditions: i) He shall execute bonds for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) in each crime with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. ii) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation before the investigating officer between 10 a.m and 12 noon on all Mondays and Fridays for a period of three months and thereafter as and when directed by the investigating officer in writing to do so. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) jsr B.A.Nos.7214 & 7216/07 3 B.A.Nos.7214 & 7216/07 4 R.BASANT, J. CRL.M.CNo. ORDER 21ST DAY OF MAY2007