IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 14TH AUGUST 2008 / 23RD SRAVANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4783 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.4056/2008 of J.M.F.C.-II,NEDUMANGAD CRIME NO.80/08 OF ARYANAD EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- GRACY @ KENNI OMANA, D/O.KUNJU LAKSHMI, KAVUMMOOLA PUTHEN VEEDU, VEMBANNOOR DESOM, ARUVIKKARA VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/08/2008, THE COURT ON 14/08/2008 PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------- B.A.No.4783 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th August, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 8(ii) of the Abkari Act. The incident occurred on 7.7.2007 and the article involved is 5 litres of arrack. 3. Petitioner surrendered before the Magistrate Court on 15.7.2008 and he is in custody since then, for the past about one month. 4. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner involved in another crime under the Abkari Act in the year 2001 and hence, stringent conditions may be imposed while granting bail. 5. On hearing both sides, I find that bail can be granted to the petitioner. Hence, petitioner is granted bail on the following terms and conditions: i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned. ii) Petitioner shall report before the investigating officer on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday between 10 AM and 1 PM until further orders. BA.4783/08 2 iii). Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, the bail is liable to be cancelled. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE vgs.