IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2008 / 28TH ASWINA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 6197 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRMP.4634/2008 IN CRIME NO.273/07 OF THIRUVALLA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER: ACCUSED-A4: ------------------------------- GOPALAKRISHNAN @ GOPALI, S/O.KUNJUKUNJU, PALAKKATTU VEEDU, KOLADASSERRY MURI, THIRUVANDOOR, CHENGANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH MURALI RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT: --------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------- B.A.No.6197 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of October, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 55(a) and (i) of Abkari Act. According to prosecution, Thiruvalla police and party recovered 7595 litres of spirit from the house of the second accused and a crime was registered. Petitioner is the 4th accused, who allegedly supplied the spirit. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the crime was registered on 20.4.2007. Petitioner was taken into custody on 23.7.2008 in another case and remanded and the arrest in this case was recorded only on 25.8.2008, on production of warrant. The other co-accused are already granted bail. Hence, he may also be granted bail. 4. Learned public prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail, but, stringent conditions may be imposed. BA No.6197/08 2 Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions: (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 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. (iii) Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the police station within which the crime is registered except with prior permission of the learned Magistrate. (iv) Petitioner shall not tamper with evidence, influence or intimidate any witness or 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