IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 1ST JUNE 2007 / 11TH JYAISHTA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 3212 of 2007 ----------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN BA.2535/2007 Dated 02/05/2007 CRIME NO.56/2007 OF CHENGANNUR EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER ----------------- RATNAMMA,W/O.RAJAN NAIR,AGED 37 YEARS, RAJAMANDIRAM,BUDHANUR MURI,ERNAKKAD VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.S.PRAKASH RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR P.N. SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- Bail Application No. 3212/2007 ----------------------------- Dated this 1st day of June, 2007 O R D E R The petitioner, a lady, who is the second accused in C.R.No.56/2007 of Chengannur Excise Range for offences punishable under Sections 55(a) and 55(i) of the Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of 20 litres of illicit arrack on 4.4.2007 and who was arrested on 7.4.2007, seeks her enlargement on bail. 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 of the petitioner and the other circumstances of the case etc., I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner but only from a future date. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail with effect from 4.6.2007, on her 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, Chengannur and subject to the following conditions:- (a) Petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor B.A.No.3212/2007 2 shall she attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. (b) The petitioner shall make herself available for interrogation as and when required by the police till the filing of the final report. (c) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 4. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to her shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE mrcs B.A.No.3212/2007 3