IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2008 / 22ND SRAVANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5067 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.3024/2008 IN CRIME NO.53/08 OF KAYAMKULAM EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER : ACCUSED --------------------------------- VISWAMBARAN , S/O.KESAVAN, THANNICKAL PADEETTATHIL, KAPPIL MEKKU MURI KRISHNAPURAM VILLAGE, KARTHIKAPPALLY BY ADV. SRI.RASHEED C.NOORANAD RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT ------------- STATE OF KERALA BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.5067 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of August, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 55(i) of Abkari Act. The article involved is 800ml. of Indian made foreign liquor and petitioner was arrested on 22.7.2008 on the date of occurrence itself. He is in custody since then. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that no other crime is registered against the petitioner under the Abkari Act and hence, he has no objection in granting bail to the petitioner. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner 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. BA No.5067/08 2 (iii) 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 csl