IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES TUESDAY, THE 7TH NOVEMBER 2006 / 16TH KARTHIKA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6515 of 2006 ----------------------------- CMP.2793/2006 of J.M.F.C., HARIPAD CRIME NO.143/2006 OF KARTHIKAPPALLY EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED. ------------------------------------ SOMAN, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.BHASKARAN, MANNEL VEEDU, (PUTHER MANNEL VEEDU), PERUMPALLY MURI, ARATTUPUZHA VILLAGE, KARTHIKAPPALLY. BY ADV. SRI.S.SHANAVAS KHAN RESPONDENTS: COUNTER PETITIONER/COMPLAINANT. -------------------------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/11/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. ------------------- B.A. 6515/2006 -------------------- DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner was arrested on 25.10.2006 with two litres of illicit arrack, by the Inspector of Karthikappally Excise Range, who registered C.r.No.143/2006 of that Excise Range, for the offence punishable under Section 8(1) & (2) of the Abkari Act. He remains in judicial custody. Hence this application, under Section 439 Cr.P.C. 2. After hearing both sides and considering the materials that are placed before me, I grant bail and release the petitioner from jail, subject to the following conditions:- (a). The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/-, with two solvent sureties, each for the like sum, to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class-I, Haripad. B.A.6515/2006 2 (b). The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer, once in a week on every Monday, between 10.00 a.m and 11.00 a.m., for a period of two months, starting from 13.11.2006. The application is allowed as above. J.M.JAMES JUDGE mrcs