IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 6TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 17TH MAGHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 563 of 2009 ---------------------------------- CRMP.37/2009 OF DISTRICT COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA .................... PETITIONER/ ACCUSED ---------------------------------- SAROJINI, W/O.GOPALAKRISHNAN, AGED 65 YEARS,SAROJINI NILAYATHIL,PAZHAKULAM PADINJARE MURI, PALLICKAL VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK. BY ADV. SMT.R.DYANA RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT ------------------------------------------- THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE, ADOOR,REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------- B.A.No.563 of 2009 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 6th day of February, 2009 ORDER Petition for bail. 2. Alleged offence is under Section 8(2) of the Abkari Act. According to prosecution, petitioner was found in possession of 2 litres of illicit arrack on 9.12.2008. Petitioner was arrested on 9.12.2008 and she is in custody since then. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioner is aged 63 years and she is involved in two other cases of similar nature in the years 2006 and 2008. Hence stringent conditions may be imposed while granting bail, but he has no objection in granting bail. 4. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to petitioner on stringent conditions. Hence the following order is passed: i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- 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 alternate day between 10 AM and 1 P.M. until further orders. B.A.No.563 of 2009 2 iii) Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the Excise Range Office within which the crime is registered, except with the previous permission of the Magistrate Court concerned. iv) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, the bail is liable to be cancelled. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE vns