IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN FRIDAY, THE 16TH APRIL 2010 / 26TH CHAITHRA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 2211 of 2010() ----------------------------- CMP.2255/2010 of J.M.F.C.-I,NEYYATINKARA .................... (CRIME NO.7/2010 OF THIRUPURAM EXCISE RANGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM) PETITIONER: ---------------------- GOPAKUMAR,S/O.VISWAMBHARAN, B.V.BHAVAN, POOTHAMCODE, VENPAKAL DESOM, ATHLYANNOOR VILLAGE, NEYYANTTINKARA TALUK. BY ADVS. SRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, SRI.ANEESH K.M. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. P.A. SALIM THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/04/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V.K.MOHANAN, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No.2211 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of April, 2010. O R D E R This is an application for regular bail filed by the petitioner, who is the accused in Crime No.7/2010 of Thirupuram Excise Range, Thiruvananthapuram. 2. The allegation against the petitioner is that he was found keeping 363 ltrs. spirit in 11 white cans each having a capacity of 35 ltrs. in the hall room of B.V.Bhavan in Athiyannoor Village and thereby the petitioner/accused has committed the offence punishable u/s.55(a) of Kerala Abkari Act. On the basis of the said allegation, the petitioner is arrested on 23.3.2010 and hence this petition for regular bail. 3. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Public Prosecutor. 4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances involved in the case and as the quantity of the contraband article is to the tune of 363 ltrs. of rectified spirit, I am not inclined to allow the prayer and consequently the petition is liable to be dismissed. Bail Application No.2211 of 2010 2 In the result, there is no merit in the petition and accordingly the same is dismissed. V.K.MOHANAN, Judge. ami/