IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 4TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 13TH BHADRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5221 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.3151/2008 of J.M.F.C.,ALATHUR CRIME NO.310/07 OF ALATHUR POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2 ---------------------------------------- MEENAKSHI SUNDARAM @ SUNDARAM, AGED 31 YEARS, S/O.RANDU, DOOR NO.331, DR.RADHAKRISHNA ROAD STREET, TATA ROAD, SIVANANDA COLONY, COIMBATORE-12. BY ADV. SRI.NIREESH MATHEW RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE S.I. OF POLICE, ALATHUR POLICE STATION, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------- B.A.No. 5221 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th September, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. This is a second application for bail. According to prosecution, 525 litres of spirit was recovered from the property of one Mani on 12.8.2007 and a case was registered under the Abkari Act and it is revealed that the petitioner is also involved in the offence and he had transported the spirit in his lorry upto a point near Coimbatore. The petitioner is also implicated in the offence and Section 55(a) of Abkari Act is also incorporated. 3. Petitioner was arrested on 13.7.2008 and he is in custody since then. Petitioner belongs to Tamil Nadu. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail to the petitioner, but stringent conditions may be imposed. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions: BA.5221/08 2 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. The sureties shall be local sureties. ii) Petitioner shall report before the investigating officer on every Sunday between 10 AM and 1 PM until further orders. iii). Petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or influence the witnesses or intimidate them or 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 vgs.