IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2010 / 28TH SRAVANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 4978 of 2010() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.32/2010 OF NEYYATTINKARA EXCISE RANGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (S): PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- RAGHAVAN, S/O.DASAN NADAR, R.V.BHAVAN, THORANAM THALAYCKAL, MARUTHATHOOR DESOM, NEYYATTINKARA. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV SRI.K.K.DHEERENDRAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, (CRIME NO.32/2010 OF NEYYATTINKARA EXCISE RANGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM). PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.4978 of 2010 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 19th August, 2010. O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 8(2) and 55 (g) of the Kerala Abkari Act. According to prosecution, on 27.6.2010 at about 7 a.m., petitioner was found in possession of 350 litres of Wash and 2 litres of arrack. He was found engaged in distilling illicit arrack. 3. Petitioner was arrested from the spot and he is in custody for the past 54 days. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioner was involved in another case under the Abkari Act, in the year 2004. Hence, stringent conditions may be imposed while granting bail, but he has no objection in granting bail. 4. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to petitioner on conditions. Hence, the following order is passed: Petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with BA NO. 4978/10 2 two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the court concerned, on the following conditions : (i) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on alternate days between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., until further orders. (ii) In case petitioner is involved in any offence of similar nature, his bail is liable to be cancelled. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE. tgs