IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 8TH MAY 2009 / 18TH VAISAKHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 2480 of 2009(B) ------------------------------------------ (CRIME NO. 14/09 OF THE KARIMANAL POLICE STATION) ................. PETITIONER/ ACCUSED: ----------------------------------- BINU, AGED 32, S/O.THANKAPPAN, KADAYATHOLIL HOUSE, PAZHAYARIKANDOM, KANJIKKUZHI, IDUKKI DIST. BY ADV. MR.V.K.SUNIL. RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, (THROUGH THE S.I. OF POLICE, KARIMANAL POLICE STATION). BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. M.S. BREEZE. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/05/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 2480 OF 2009 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 8th day of May, 2009 O R D E R This is a petition for regular bail. 2. The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.14/2009 of Karimanal Police Station alleging commission of offence punishable under section 55(a) read with section 11 of the Kerala Abkari Act. The case is that the petitioner was allegedly transporting 90 litres of toddy on 9/4/2009. He was arrested on 8.4.2009 and remanded on 9.4.2009 and since then, he is in judicial custody. 3. I have heard the counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. The counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was holding a valid transport licence issued by the competent authorities but the same had expired on 31.3.2009. For renewing the said licence, prompt and proper application was submitted but the same could not be get renewed on account of the ongoing election proceedings. It was in the meanwhile that the alleged incident occurred. Considering the BA.2480/09 : 2 : totality of the circumstances, I think the petitioner can be enlarged on bail with conditions. 4. Accordingly, this application is allowed. i) The petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.30,000/- (Rupees thirty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. ii) The petitioner shall report before the investigating officer on all Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 12 am. till the final report is laid. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) aks