IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN TUESDAY, THE 19TH MAY 2009 / 29TH VAISAKHA 1931 Bail Appl.No.2690 of 2009 ----------------------------- (CRIME No.17/2009 OF NEDUMANGAD EXCISE RANGE) .............. PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------------- SWARNAMMA @ SWARNNI, D/O.SEETHA, THADATHARIKATHU VEEDU, MUTHIKAVU, PARANDODE, CHITTUVETTU MURI, THOLICODE VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD TALUK. BY MR.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN, ADVOCATE. MR.SAIJO HASSAN, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENT/STATE: ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY MS.K. MEERA, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S. GOPINATHAN, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 2690 OF 2009 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 19th day of May, 2009 O R D E R Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.17/2009 of Nedumangad Excise Range for offence under section 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act. On 20.3.2009 at 5.45 pm the petitioner was found in possession of 5 liters of arrack. The petitioner was arrested on 31.3.2009. When produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate-II, Nedumangad, she was remanded to judicial custody. Her application for bail was dismissed. Now this petition. 2. Today, when the petition came up for hearing, learned Public Prosecutor submitted that bail may be granted to the petitioner on conditions. 3. In the result, this petition is allowed and it is ordered that the petitioner shall be released on bail on her executing bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned subject to condition that the petitioner shall report before the investigating officer as and when required by the investigating officer. (P.S. GOPINATHAN, JUDGE) aks