IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 6TH JUNE 2008 / 16TH JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3642 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.5163/2008 of J.M.F.C.,CHALAKUDY CRIME NO.135/08 OF VELLIKUTANGARA POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- JIJO, S/O.KURIYAKOSE, KUNNAPPILLY HOUSE, KUTTICHIRA VILLAGE, PEELARMUZHI, THRISSUR DIST. BY ADV. SRI.A.C.DEVY RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ 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 06/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------- B.A.No. 3642 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of June, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. Petitioner is the first accused. He, along with two others, are allegedly found carrying 20 litres of arrack each and they ran away on seeing the police after abandoning the articles. The incident occurred on 7.4.2008 and the petitioner was arrested on 21.4.2008 and he is in judicial custody. 3. Taking into consideration the long period of detention and also the stage of investigation, learned Public Prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail on stringent conditions. Hence the 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 court below. ii) Petitioner shall report before the investigating officer on every alternative day between 10 AM and 1 PM until further orders. BA.3642/08 2 Iii) Petitioner shall not influence or threaten any witness or get involved in any offence of similar nature and in case of breach of this conditoin, the bail is liable to be cancelled. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE vgs.