IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 22ND JANUARY 2007 / 2ND MAGHA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 311 of 2007() ---------------------------- CMP.9994/2006 of J.M.F.C.,MAVELIKKARA .................... : PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------ SUNIL KRISHNAN, S/O.KRISHNANKUTTY, KODANEYYATHU VADACKETHIL, KUNNAM MURI, THAZHAKKARA VILLAGE, MAVELIKARA. BY ADV. SRI.S.SANAL KUMAR RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: -------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BAIL APPLICATION NO.311 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - ----------------------- - - - - - - DATED THIS THE 22nd DAY OF JANUARY, 2007 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec.439 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the accused in Cr.No.266/06 of Mavelikara Excise Range for offences punishable under Sections 8(1) and 8(2) of the Abkari Act for having been found in possession of 10 litres of illicit arrack on 23.12.2006, seeks his enlargement on bail. He was arrested on the same day. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the offences, the duration of judicial custody of the petitioner and the other circumstances of the case etc., I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the J.F.C.M., Mavelikara and subject to the following conditions: 1. Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. B.A.NO.311/07 Page numbers 3. The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. dsn