IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES FRIDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2006 / 28TH ASWINA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6028 of 2006() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.420/2006 OF ARYANAD POLICE STATION CMP.7690/2006 of J.M.F.C.-I,NEDUMANGAD .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- LEKSHMANAN, S/O.KUTTAN, RESIDING AT KOTTAKAKAM HOUSING COLONY, HOUSE NO.198, KOTTAKAKAM MURI, ARYANAD VILLAGE AT MELE PUTHEN VEEDU, VALIYAVILAKAM, ATHIYANNOOR DESOM, ATHIYANNOOR VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.SABU SREEDHARAN RESPONDENTS: STATE ------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/10/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 6028 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of October, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner was arrested on 18/09/2006, at 1 p.m., by the Inspector of Aryanad Police Station, with 14 litres of illicit arrack. Therefore, Crime No.420/2006, was registered under Section 8(1) and 8(2) of the Abkari Act. The petitioner is in judicial custody. 2. Considering the completion of the investigation, in respect of the petitioner, and the duration of judicial detention, I grant bail to the petitioner and release him from jail, subject to the following conditions:- i. 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 the First Class-I, Nedumangad. ii. The petitioner shall report B.A.No.6028/2006 2 before the Investigating Officer, once in a week, on every Thursday, between 10 a.m and 11 a.m, for a period of two months, starting from 26/10/2006. (J.M.JAMES) Judge ms