IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN MONDAY, THE 14TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 23RD KARTHIKA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 8062 of 2011() ----------------------------- CRMP.2436/2011 of D.C. & SESSIONS COURT,KOLLAM (CRIME NO.88 OF 2011 OF KOLLAM EXCISE RANGE) .................... (S): PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- MANOJ, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O. KUNJU PILLAI, VALIYAZHIKATHU VEEDU, VAIDYASALA NAGAR, H.NO.47, ASRAMAM CHERRY, KOLLAM EAST VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.RAJA SRI.R.RANJITH RESPONDENT(S): STATE -------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.REJI JOSEPH THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/11/2011, THE COURT ON 14/11/2011 PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S.GOPINATHAN, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.8062 of 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of November, 2011 ORDER Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.88 of 2011 of Kollam Excise Range for offence u/s.55(a)(i) of the Kerala Abkari Act. Apprehending arrest, detention and torture at the hands of the Investigating Officer, the petitioner seeks an order directing the investigating officer, to release the petitioner on bail in the event of arrest. 2. Having heard the learned Government Pleader, I find that the petitioner was involved in illicit sale of foreign liquor on 11.9.2011 and that seeing the investigating officer, the petitioner took to his heels. It did not appear that the case was falsely registered. In the above circumstance, I find no good reason to invoke the jurisdiction of this Court u/s.438 of the Code of Crl. Procedure. This petition is dismissed. P.S.GOPINATHAN,JUDGE pm