IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER 2008 / 2ND KARTHIKA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 6540 of 2008(F) ------------------------------------- CRIME NO.41/2008 OF MAVELIKKARA EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER/ACCUSED : ----------------------------- SANTHAMMA, MANAMKERIL VEEDU, THRIPERUMTHURA, MAVELIKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.R.KRISHNA RAJ RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT : ------------------------------------- STATE REPRESENTED BY EXCISE INSPECTOR, MAVELIKKARA EXCISE RANGE, BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------- B.A.No. 6540 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of October, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 8(2) of Abkari Act. The article involved is 3 litres of arrack. The incident occurred on 21.6.2008 and petitioner surrendered before the court on 24.9.2008. She is in custody since then. 3. 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. (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