IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH OCTOBER 2008 / 23RD ASWINA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 6288 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.31/2006 OF KOYILANDY EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- VINODAN, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O.ACHUTHAN NAIR, POOZHIKUNIYIL HOUSE, TRIKKOTTUR AMSOM, KOYILANDY. BY ADV. SRI.SUNNY MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA THROUGH THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, KOYILANDY EXCISE RANGE, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------- B.A.No.6288 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of October, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 55(g) and 8(2) of Abkari Act. According to prosecution, petitioner was found in possession of 400 litres of wash, which was kept for manufacturing illicit arrack. Five litres of arrack was also seized. Petitioner was arrested only on 16.9.2008 since he ran away. Petitioner is in custody for the past 29 days. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail to the petitioner, but, stringent conditions may be imposed. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions: (i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned. (ii) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every alternate day between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. BA No.6288/08 2 (iii) Petitioner shall not 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 csl