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. 2656 of 2009() --------------------------------------- CR NO.36/2009 OF ARYANAD EXCISE RANGE ................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2 ----------------------------------------- SYRUS, S/O.DAVEED,THOTTINKARA VEEDU, LUTHERGIRI, PAZHAYATHERUVU MURI, ARYANAD VILLAGE,NEDUMANGAD TALUK. BY ADV. MR.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN MR.K. SATHEESHKUMAR RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: -------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 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: Rs/ P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. ====================================== B.A.No.2656 of 2009 ====================================== Dated this the 19th day of May 2009 ORDER The petitioner is the second accused in C.R.No.36 of 2009 of Aryanad Excise Range for the offences under Sections 8(1) and 8(2) and 55(b) and 55(g) of the Abkari Act. On 15.4.2009, the petitioner was found engaged in distilling illicit arrack. 10.5 litres of arrack and 250 litres of wash were recovered and the petitioner was produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate II, Nedumangad. He was remanded to judicial custody. His application for bail was dismissed. Now this petition. 2. When this petition came up for hearing, the learned Public Prosecutor submitted that bail may be granted on stringent conditions with effect from 27.5.2009. 3. In the result, this petition is allowed and it is ordered that the petitioner shall be released on bail on executing a bond for Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Judicial First Class Magistrate II, Nedumangad on or after 27.5.2009 on the following conditions:- B.A.No.2656 of 2009 2 (i) The petitioner shall report before the investigating officer at 10 a.m. on every Tuesday and Friday. ii) The petitioners 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 css/