IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH JULY 2006 / 14TH ASHADA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 3656 of 2006() ----------------------------- BP.467/2006 of J.M.F.C.,SULTHANBATHERY C.R.NO.46/2006 OF SULTHAN BATHERY EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------ BHASKARAN, S/O. VELIYAN, KOOMBARAKARA VEEDU, THIRUVANOOR, NOOLPUZHA, SULTHAN BATHERY. BY ADV. SRI.JIJO PAUL RESPONDENTS: STATE: ------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, SULTHAN BATHERY EXCISER RANGE, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-31. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/07/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 3656 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of July, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner was arrested by the Inspector, Sulthan Bathery Excise Range on 07/06/2006, as he was found to be in possession of 10 litres of illicit arrack on 06/06/2006. C.R.No.46/2006 of that excise range was registered under Sections 8(1) and 8(2) of the Abkari Act. The petitioner is in judicial custody, thereafter. Hence, this application under Section 439 Cr.P.C. 2. In view of the completion of the investigation and no other case being registered against the petitioner, I grant bail to the petitioner and release him from jail, subject to the following conditions:- i. The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/-, with two solvent sureties each for the like sum, to the satisfaction of the J.F.C.M, Sulthan Bathery. ii. The petitioner shall report before the B.A.No.3656/2006 2 Investigating Officer, once in a week on every Saturday, between 10 a.m and 11 a.m for a period of two months, starting from 08/07/2006. (J.M.JAMES) Judge ms