IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA TUESDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2008 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3345 of 2008() ----------------------------------------- (CR.NO.34/2008 OF EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, KOTTARAKKARA) PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ----------------------------------- SANTHOSH @ VENMANOOR HARI, S/O.NARAYANAN, SOBHA BHAVANIL, VENMANOOR DESOM, NADUVATHOOR, KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.SAJU.S.A RESPONDENT: RESPONDENT: --------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J ====================== B.A.No.3345 of 2008 ========================= Dated this the 27th day of May, 2008 ORDER This is an application for bail. 2. The alleged offence under Section 55(a) of Abkari Act. The article involved is 100 litres of arrack. The accused was arrested on 25.4.2008 and he is in custody since then. 3. This petition is opposed. It is submitted by the learned Public Prosecutor that the petitioner is involved in four other cases. Hence it is likely that he will repeat the offence. The petitioner cannot be granted bail in view of Section 41 A of Abkari Act, since I am satisfied that there is likelyhood of repeating the offence. This petition is dismissed. K.HEMA,JUDGE dvs