IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 29TH AUGUST 2008 / 7TH BHADRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5398 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.7037/2008 of J.M.F.C.-I,NEDUMANGAD CRIME NO.79/2008 OF ARYANAD EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER/ ACCUSED ------------------------------------ PRABHA, D/O.SATHYABHAMA, SEEMA BHAVAN, KORAMKUZHI, KOTTAKKAKAM MURI, ARYANAD VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN RESPONDENT: STATE ------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 5398 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 29th day of August,2008 O R D E R Application for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under section 8(2) of the Abkari Act. According to prosecution, petitioner was found in possession of 2.5 litres of arrack on 4-7-2008. Petitioner could not be arrested, since no woman police constable was available. 3. Petitioner surrendered before the court after one month on 5-8-2008 and she is in custody since then. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that there are three other crimes registered against the petitioner under the Abkari Act in the year 2008. He has no objection in granting bail to the petitioner, but stringent conditions may be imposed, taking into consideration the registration of the other crimes. 4. Petitioner is granted bail on the following terms and conditions:- 1) Petitioner shall be released on bail on her executing a bond for Rs.50,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. BA 5398/08 -2- 2) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every alternate day between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. 3) 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. 4) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. The application is allowed. K. HEMA, JUDGE. mn.