IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 27TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 6TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 7216 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.127/2008 OF ADOOR EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER (S): ACCUSED NO.1 -------------------- DEVARAJAN,S/O. RAMAKRISHNAN, AGED 52, DILEEP BHAVAN, PENGANAM MURI, PALLIKKAL VILLAGE, ADOOR. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH MURALI RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT:- -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. --------------------------------------------- B.A.No.7216 of 2008 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th November, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 8(2) of Abkari Act. According to prosecution, petitioner (A1) along with second accused was found pouring arrack from a plastic can to a bottle. On seeing the Excise Officials, second accused ran away and petitioner was arrested from the spot on 12.11.2008 and he is in custody since then. 3.600 litres of arrack were seized from the place. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail to the petitioner on conditions. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to the petitioner on conditions and hence, the following order is passed: Petitioner is granted bail on his executing bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned on the following conditions: BA No. 7216/2008 2 (i) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday, and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. (ii) 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