IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2010 / 4TH SRAVANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 4149 of 2010() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.42/2010 OF ARYANAD EXCISE RANGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM .................... (S): PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- SURENDRAN,S/O.BHASKARAN, MARUTHUVILAKAM VEEDU, HOUSE NO.XIII/538,KOTTAKAKAM MURI, ARYANAD VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD TALUK, NEDUMANGAD. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR SRI.P.P.BIJU SRI.K.S.PRAVEEN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.TEK CHAND. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.4149 of 2010 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 26th July, 2010. O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 8(2) of the Kerala Abkari Act. According to prosecution, on 6.6.2010 at about 8.30 a.m., petitioner was found transporting 10 litres of arrack. Petitioner ran away, on seeing the excise officials. 3. Petitioner was arrested on 15.6.2010, in connection with another crime. His formal arrest was recorded in this case on 23.6.2010 and he is in custody for the past 34 days in the present case. In the other case, petitioner is on bail. 4. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that in the other case, petitioner is already granted bail and he has no objection in granting bail in this case, but stringent conditions may be imposed. 5. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to petitioner on conditions. Hence, the following order is passed : Petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a BA NO. 4149/10 2 bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the court concerned, on the following conditions : (i) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday between 10a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. (ii) In case the petitioner is involved in any offence of similar nature, his bail is liable to be cancelled. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE. tgs