IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT THURSDAY, THE 12TH JULY 2007 / 21ST ASHADHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 4218 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRMP.3931/2007 of J.M.F.C.-II,PATHANAMTHITTA CRIME NO.209 OF 2007 OF KOIPURAM POLICE STATION .................... : PETITIONER/ ACCUSED ----------------------------------- USHA KRISHNAN, MEPPURATHU VEEDU, POOVATHOOR,,KOIPURAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.SETHUNATH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SUB INSEPCTOR, KOIPURAM POLICE STATION, 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.U.NAZER THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.4218 of 2007 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of July, 2007 ORDER Application for regular bail. Allegation is raised under the Kerala Abkari Act. The petitioner was allegedly found to be in possession of 15 litres of spirit and about 750 ml of arrack on 20.06.07. He was arrested and continues in custody from that date. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not seriously oppose the said prayer on condition that the Investigator is given reasonable further time to complete the investigation and I am satisfied that the petitioner, a woman, can now be directed to be released on bail subject to appropriate conditions. 3. In the result, this application is allowed. The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. i) The petitioner shall not be released on the strength of this order prior to 20.07.2007. The Investigators shall in the meantime make every endeavour to complete the investigation. ii) The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate; B.A.No.4218 of 2007 2 iii) 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 two months from the date of his release and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-