IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN TUESDAY, THE 19TH MAY 2009 / 29TH VAISAKHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 2514 of 2009() ------------------------------------------ (CRIME NO.80 OF 2008 OF ADOOR EXCISE RANGE) PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED: ------------------------------------------- AMMINI, AGED 50 YEARS, W/O. RAVEENDRAN PILLAI, PERUMPALATHU KIZHAKKETHIL VEEDU, ELAMPALLY MURI, PALLICKAL VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.C.B.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. 2. EXCISE INSPECTOR, ADOOR EXCISE RANGE, ADOOR. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT. K. MEERA THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.S. GOPINATHAN, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 2514 OF 2009 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 19th day of May, 2009 O R D E R Petitioner is the accused in O.R.No.80/08 of Adoor Excise Range for offence under section 55(g) of the Abkari Act. The allegation is that on 31.7.2008 the petitioner was found in possession of 60 litres of wash prepared for illicit distillation of arrack. She was arrested on 5.4.2009. When produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Adoor, she was remanded to judicial custody. Her application for bail was rejected for the reason that there is every possibility of tampering the evidence and influencing the witnesses. Now this petition. 2. Today, when the petition came up for hearing, learned Public Prosecutor submitted that bail may be granted to the petitioner on conditions. 3. In the result, this petition is allowed and it is ordered that the petitioner shall be released on bail on her executing bond for Rs.30,000/- (Rupees thirty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate BA.2514/09 : 2 : concerned on the following conditions: i) The petitioner shall report before the investigating officer at 10 am on every Tuesdays. ii) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer. (P.S. GOPINATHAN, JUDGE) aks