IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA TUESDAY, THE 17TH JUNE 2008 / 27TH JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3839 of 2008(M) ------------------------------ CMP.1005/2008 IN CRIME NO.62/2007 OF NOORANAD EXCIE RANGE .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- MANMADAN, S/O.THANKAPPAN, KOKKOYIL THEKKETHIL @ THAZHEMURIYIL VEEDU, PULIMEL MURI, NOORANAD VILLAGE, MAVELIKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.RASHEED C.NOORANAD RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------- B.A.No.3839 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of June, 2008 ORDER Petition for bail. 2. Petitioner is the accused in crime No.62/2007 of Nooranad Excise Range. The article involved is 25 litres of illicit arrack. The offence alleged is under Sections 8(1) and (2) of Abkari Act. He was arrested on 19.5.2008 and he is in custody since then. 3. This petition is not opposed since the petitioner is not involved in other offences and the investigation is almost complete. Hence, the petitioner is granted bail on the following terms and conditions: (i) 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) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. (iii) In case, the petitioner is involved in any offence of similar nature, bail is liable to be cancelled. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl