IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES TUESDAY, THE 31ST OCTOBER 2006 / 9TH KARTHIKA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6439 of 2006() ----------------------------- C.R.NO.136/2006 OF KARTHIKAPPALLY EXCISE RANGE CMP.2128/2006 of J.M.F.C.-II, HARIPAD .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------- SUDAKARAN, S/O.GOVINDAN, VELAN PARAMBIL, CHEPPAD VILLAGE, KARTHIKAPPALLY. BY ADV. SRI.RASHEED C.NOORANAD RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT/STATE --------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SRI JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/10/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 6439 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 31st day of October, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner was arrested on 29/09/2006, with 20 litres of wash by the Inspector of Karthikappally Excise Range, who registered C.R.No.136/2006 under Section 55(g) of the Abkari Act. On 30/09/2006 he was produced before the court below and was remanded. 2. Considering the progress of the investigation and the duration of judicial detention, I grant bail to the petitioner and release him from jail, imposing the following conditions:- i. 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 the First Class-II, Haripad. ii. The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer, once in a week, on every Saturday, between 10 a.m and 11 a.m, for a period of two months, starting from 02/11/2006. (J.M.JAMES) Judge ms