IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2009 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 921 of 2009() ---------------------------- CMP.430/2009 of J.M.F.C.-II, KOLLAM CRIME NO. 40/2009 of KOLLAM WEST POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/4TH ACCUSED:- ---------------------------------- PRADEEP, S/O.SOMAN,PRANAVAM VEEDU,NEAR RATIONKADA MUKKU, CHERIKONAM MURI, THRIKKOVILVATTOM VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.T.S.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR OF PROSECUTIONS,HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOLLAM WEST POLICE STATION, KOLLAM. ADV. MR. K.S. SIVAKUMAR, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ======================= Bail Application No. 921 of 2009 ======================= Dated this the 11th day of March, 2009. O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the 4th accused in Crime No. 40 of 2009 of Kollam West Police Station for offences punishable under Secs 55(a) and (i) of the Abkari Act for having been found in possession of 66 liters of spirit, seeks his enlargement on bail. Petitioner was arrested on 20.01.2009. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the offences, the duration of judicial custody undergone by the petitioner and the other circumstances of the case etc., I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail with effect from 16.03.2009 on his executing a bond for Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the J.F.C.M.-II, Kollam and subject to the following conditions: B.A. No.921/2009 -:2:- 1. The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation, including custodial interrogation as and when required by the police till the filing of the final report. 3. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. Dated this the 11th day of March, 2009. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv B.A. No.921/2009 -:3:-