IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 31ST JULY 2008 / 9TH SRAVANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4424 of 2008() ----------------------------- C.R.NO.54/08 OF KARTHIKAPPILLI EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER ----------------- PRABHATH @ KUTTAPPAN, S/O.UTHAMAKAN, PRABHATH BHAVAN ARATTUPUZHA VILLAGE KARTHIKAPPILI ALAPPUZHA BY ADV. SRI.P.K.VARGHESE SRI.K.S.ARUN KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------- B.A.No. 4424 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st July, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for anticipatory bail. 2. According to prosecution, 105 litres of wash was seized from House No.VIII/67 and it is alleged that the house belongs to the petitioner. A case is registered under Section 55(g) of the Abkari Act against the petitioner. The petitioner, therefore, apprehends arrest. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that the petitioner is residing in another house No.VIII/68, as evidenced by Annexure-1. It is also submitted that house No.VIII/67 belongs to another person by name, Thulasi and Annexure-II certificate issued from the Grama Panchayat evidences this. The Election Card issued to the petitioner, Annexure-III, shows that the petitioner is residing in house No.VIII/68. In the above circumstances, this petition is not opposed. Hence, the following order is passed: Petitioner shall be released on bail, in the event of his arrest, on executing a self bond, on condition that he will appear before the investigating officer and co-operate with the investigation. This petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE vgs.