IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES FRIDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2006 / 28TH ASWINA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6282 of 2006 ----------------------------- CRMP.8566/2006 of J.M.F.C.-III, PUNALUR CRIME NO. .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 ----------------------------------------- THOMAS @ PONNACHAN, S/O. KUNJUKUNJU JOSEPH, ARAYANIKKALVEEDU, KOTTAVATTOM MURI, VILAKKUDI VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER GEORGE SRI.DILIP MOHAN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTION, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, PATHANAPURAM EXCISE RANGE, PUNALUR. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/10/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. -------------- B.A. 6282/2006 ------------------ DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner was arrested with five litres of illicti arrack on 30.9.2006, by the Excise Range Inspector of Pathanapuram Excise Range, who registered C.R.No.86/2006 of that Excise Range. The petitioner remains in judicial custody. Hence this application, under Section 439 Cr.P.C. 2. After hearing both sides and considering the materials that are placed before me, I grant bail and release the petitioner from jail, subject to the following conditions:- (a). The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/-, with two solvent sureties, each for the like sum, to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class-III, Punalur. B.A.6282/2006 2 (b). The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer, once in a week on every Thursday, between 10.00 a.m and 11.00 a.m., for a period of two months, starting from 26.10.2006. The application is allowed as above. J.M.JAMES JUDGE mrcs