IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES MONDAY, THE 28TH AUGUST 2006 / 6TH BHADRA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 5394 of 2006 ----------------------------- CMP.4073/2006 of J.M.F.C.-II,PATHANAMTHITTA CRIME NO. 32/2006 OF KONNI EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED IN CR.NO.32/2006 ---------------------------------------------------- M.M.JOHN, S/O. KUNJUKUNJU, AGED 64 YRS, RESIDING AT MANNIL VEEDU, VETTOOR MURI, PRAMADOM VILLAGE, KOZHENCHERRY. BY ADV. SRI.P.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR SRI.C.S.DIAS SRI.AJITH MURALI RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT IN CR. NO.32/2006 ------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR P.N. SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/08/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. -------------- B.A. 5394/2006 ------------------ DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner was found in illegal possession of 6.3 liters of Indian made foreign liquor, by the Inspector of Excise Range, Konni, on 18.8.2006. Therefore, C.R.No.32/2006 of Konni Excise Range was registered against the petitioner. He remains in judicial custody from that day onwards. Hence this application, under Section 439 Cr.P.C. 2. After hearing both sides and considering the materials on record, I grant bail and release the petitioner from jail, subject to the following conditions:- (a). The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/-, with two solvent sureties, each for the like sum, to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class-II, Pathanamthitta. B.A.5394/2006 2 (b). The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer, once in a week, on every Friday, between 10.00 a.m and 11.00 a.m., for a period of two months, starting from 1.9.2006. The application is allowed as above. J.M.JAMES JUDGE mrcs