IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN TUESDAY, THE 19TH MAY 2009 / 29TH VAISAKHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 2672 of 2009() ------------------------------------------ CRMP.4198/2009 of J.M.F.C. - I, CHALAKUDY CRIME NO.257/2009 OF KORATTY POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER (S): ACCUSED -------------------- BABU, S/O. BALAKRISHNAN, KUTTUNGAL HOUSE, PALATTIKUNNU DESOM, MELOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.A.C.DEVY RESPONDENT(S): STATE ------------------------ THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT.K.MEERA THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/05/2009 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S. GOPINATHAN, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 2672 OF 2009 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 19th day of May, 2009 O R D E R Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.257/09 of Koratty Police Station for offence under section 55(g) of the Abkari Act. The allegation is that the petitioner was found in possession of 85 liters of wash prepared for illicit distillation of arrack. He was arrested on 6.5.2009. When produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chalakudy, he was remanded to judicial custody. His application for bail was dismissed. Now this petition. 2. Today, when the petition came up for hearing, learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents and having taken into account the period of detention, bail may be granted to the petitioner on conditions. 3. In the result, this petition is allowed and it is ordered that the petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing bond for Rs.30,000/- (Rupees thirty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned on the following conditions: BA.2672/09 : 2 : i) The petitioner shall report before the investigating officer at 10 am on every Tuesdays. ii) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. (P.S. GOPINATHAN, JUDGE) aks