IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 19TH JUNE 2008 / 29TH JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3852 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.11/2007 OF NEDUMANGAD EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER : 2ND ACCUSED: ----------------------------- VINOD @ AMBADI, S/O.SREEDHARAN NAIR, PROMOD BHAVAN, VALAYANKI, ANAPPARA, KOTTAKKAKAM MURI, VITHURA VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------- B.A.No.3852 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of June, 2008 ORDER This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 8(1) and (2) of Abkari Act. The article involved is 22 litres of arrack. The petitioner is in custody from 30.4.2008 onwards. 3. This petition is not opposed. Hence, the petitioner is granted bail on the following terms and conditions: (i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- 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 alternate days between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. (iii) Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the Excise Range within which the crime is registered except with the prior permission of the learned Magistrate concerned. BA No.3852/08 2 (iv) In case, the petitioner is involved in any offence of similar nature, bail is liable to be cancelled. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl