IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA TUESDAY, THE 26TH AUGUST 2008 / 4TH BHADRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5334 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.2074/2008 IN CRIME NO.359/08 OF PAYYOLI POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ ACCUSED ------------------------------------ PRABHAKARAN, S/O.CHATHAPPAN, ERATHMEETHAL HOUSE, THIKKODI BEACH, THIKKODI.P.O. BY ADV. SRI.R.BINDU (SASTHAMANGALAM) RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.5334 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of August, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 55(a) of Abkari Act. Petitioner was found in possession of 16 bottles of Indian made foreign liquor (2.8 litres). 3. Petitioner surrendered before the Magistrate Court on 12.8.2008 and he is in custody since then. Learned public prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail to the petitioner on conditions. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions: (i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/- 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 Monday and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. BA No.5334/08 2 (iii) Petitioner shall not 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