IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 2ND JANUARY 2007 / 12TH POUSHA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 7707 of 2006(R) ------------------------------ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 13/11/2006 IN ORDER IN CMP.9498/2006 of J.M.F.C.-I, PUNALUR .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------- RAVICHANDRAN, S/O.RAMAYYA, ESTATE UNIT NO.5, REMANI QUARTERS NO.NCH-6/3, NURSERY COLONY, R.P.L.KULATHUPPUZHA ESTATE, THINKALKARIKAM VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.R.ARUN RAJ RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. -------------------------------- Bail Application No. 7707 of 2006 -------------------------------- DATED: 02-01-2007 O R D E R Petitioner who is the accused in C.R. No. 44/06 of Anchal Excise Range for offences punishable under Sections 8(1), 8(2) and 55(g) & (i) of th Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of 85 litres of wash and 3 litres of arrack on 19-10- 2006 and who was surrendered before the Magistrate on 13-11-2006, seeks his enlargement on bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application. 3. It is too early to conclude that the petitioner is not guilty of the offence alleged against him. Moreover, I am not satisfied that both the grounds enumerated under sec.41A (b)(ii) of the Abkari Act are present in this case so as to justify the enlargement of the petitioner on bail. This Application is dismissed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ani/- B.A.No. 2