IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2009 / 22ND POUSHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 6 of 2009() -------------------------- CMP.10176/2008 of J.M.F.C.-I,NEDUMANGAD CRIME NO.122 OF 2008 OF ARYANAD EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED : ----------------------------- SREEMATHI, D/O.BHAVANI, R/AT.HOUSE NO.79, VISHNU NAGAR, HOUSING BOARD COLONY, KOTTAKKAKAM DESOM, ARYANAD VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU RESPONDENT : ------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. --------------------------- B.A. No.6 OF 2009 --------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of January, 2009 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 8(2) of Abkari Act. According to prosecution, petitioner was found transiting 5 litres of arrack, on 20.10.2008. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that petitioner is aged 65 years and she surrendered before the court on 09.12.2008. She was not arrested from the spot. 4. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioner is involved in 2 other cases in the year 2008 and hence, stringent conditions may be imposed while granting bail. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to petitioner on conditions. Hence, the following order is passed : Petitioner shall be released on bail on her executing bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate court concerned on the following B.A.No.6 of 2009 2 conditions : (i) Petitioner shall report before Investigating Officer on every alternate day between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. until further orders. (ii) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE pac