IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2008 / 12TH BHADRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5377 of 2008() ------------------------------------ CMP.3335/2008 of J.M.F.C.-II,KOTTARAKKARA CRIME NO.78/2008 OF EZHUKONE EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED : ----------------------------- MANI @ KOCHUCHERUKKAN, AGED 35, S/O. BALAN, ASWATHY BHAVAN, KAKKAKOTTOOR MURI, EZHUKONE VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.ANIL KUMAR RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT : ------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.5377 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of September, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 55(a) of Abkari Act. Petitioner was arrested on 22.7.2008 while he was found in possession of transportation of 35 litres of spirit. He is in custody since then. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail on conditions. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions: (i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned. (ii) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. BA No.5377/08 2 (iii) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl