IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 22ND MAY 2008 / 1ST JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 2985 of 2008 ------------------------------------- (CRIME NO. 19/2008 OF NILESHWAR EXCISE RANGE) ............ PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ---------------------------------- LEELA, AGED.50 YEARS, W/O.K.N.GOPALAN, CHANADUKKAM DESOM, CHEEMENI VILLAGE, HOSDURG TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.MADHU, RESPONDENT/ STATE: --------------------------------- THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, NILESHWAR EXCISE RANGE, KASARGOD, 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 22/05/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. -------------------------------- Bail Application No.2985 of 2008 -------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of May 2008 O R D E R Petitioner who is the accused in Crime No.19/2008 of Nileshwar Excise Range for an offence punishable under Sec.55(a) of the Abkari Act for having been found in possession of 5 litres of illicit arrack seeks her enlargement on bail. She was arrested on 28.4.2008. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the offences, the duration of judicial custody of the petitioner and the other circumstances of the case etc., I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail with effect from 30.5.2008 on her executing a bond for Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the J.F.C.M I, Hosdurg and subject to the following conditions:- i) Petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the B.A.2985/2008 :2:- prosecution witnesses nor shall she attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. ii) The petitioner shall make herself available for interrogation including custodial interrogation as and when required by the police till the filing of the final report. iii) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to her shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, Judge css/ B.A.2985/2008 :3:-