IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 5TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 14TH BHADRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5553 of 2008() ----------------------------- IN CRIME NO.238/2007 OF AMBALAPUZHA POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED A3 -------------------------------------- SREEDHARAN, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O. RAGHAVAN SREENILAYAM VEEDU, M UNNATTUKARA, WARD NO.18, PALLICKAL PANCHAYATH, ADOOR TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH MURALI 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 05/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.5553 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th 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. According to prosecution, petitioner and other accused were found transporting 7000 litres of spirit in a qualis van on 10.6.2007. 3. Petitioner was arrested on 9.6.2008 after about one year of the date of offence. Petitioner is the third accused in the crime. The charge sheet is not submitted. Hence, admittedly, petitioner is entitled for statutory bail. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that stringent conditions may be imposed while granting bail. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions: (i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned. BA No.5553/08 2 (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 the prior permission of the learned Magistrate. (iv) Petitioner shall not influence or intimidate any witness or tamper with evidence 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 BA No.5553/08 3