IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES THURSDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST 2006 / 19TH SRAVANA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 4907 of 2006 ----------------------------- CMP.7801/2006 of J.M.F.C.-I,KOTTARAKKARA CRIME NO.131/2006 OF EXCISE RANGE, KOTTARAKKARA .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 ---------------------------------------- SATEESHAN, S/O.SREEDHARAN, NEDUVAMKULAM VEEDU, AMBALAPURAM, KOTTARAKARA. BY ADV. SRI.PREMCHAND R.NAIR RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY EXCISE INSPECTOR, KOTTARAKARA EXCISE RANGE, REPRESENTED THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR K. RAVIKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/08/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. -------------- B.A. 4907/2006 ------------------ DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner, the first accused, was arrested with 8.5.liters of illicit arrack on 11.7.2006 by the Inspector of Excise Range, Kottarakkara who registered C.R.No.131/2006 of that Excise Range under Section 8(1) & 8(2) of the Abkari Act. He remains in judicial custody. Hence this application, under Section 439 Cr.P.C. 2. In view of the stage of the investigation, although the second accused is not so far arrested, I am inclined to grant bail and release the petitioner from jail, with 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-I, Kottarakkara. B.A.4907/2006 2 (b). The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer, once in a week on every Wednesday, between 10.00 a.m and 11.00 a.m., for a period of two months, starting from 16.8.2006. The application is allowed as above. J.M.JAMES JUDGE mrcs