IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2008 / 2ND SRAVANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4408 of 2008(C) (CRIME NO.26 OF 2008 OF CHADAYAMANGALAM EXCISE RANGE) ------------------------------ CMP.2857/2008 of J.M.F.C.-II,KOTTARAKKARA .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------- MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI, S/O.GOPALA PILLAI, MUKESH MANDIRATHIL, PARANKODE MURI, ELAMADU VILLAGE, KOTTARAKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.PREMCHAND R.NAIR RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: ----------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY EXCISE-INSPECTOR, CHADAYAMANGALAM EXCISE RANGE REPRESENTED THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY SRI. M.S. BREEZ, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------ B.A. No.4408 OF 2008 ------------------------------ Dated this the 24th day of July, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 55 (i) of Kerala Abkari Act. Article involved is 2.6 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor. The petitioner was arrested on 27.06.2008, on the date of occurrence itself. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that, taking into consideration the period of detention, he has no objection in granting bail to the petitioner on conditions. Hence petitioner is granted bail on the following terms and conditions: (i) The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate court concerned. (ii) The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. B.A.4408/2008 2 (iii) The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE pac