IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 11TH JULY 2008 / 20TH ASHADHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4366 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.2781/2008 of J.M.F.C.-I,HOSDRUG CRIME NO.33/2008 OF HOSDURG EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER : ACCUSED ----------------- K.BALAKRISHNAN, AGE 36/2008 S/O.LATE RAMAN, MELADUKKAM COLONY, AJANUR VILLAGE,HOSDURG TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.MURUGAN P.V. RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM REP. EXCISE RANGE, HOSDURG. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. -------------------------------------- Bail Application No.4366 of 2008 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of July, 2008 O R D E R Petition for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 55(a) of Abkari Act. The article involved is four litres of arrack. The petitioner was caught red handed and arrested on 20.6.2008 and he is in custody since then. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that the petitioner is first offender and hence, he has no objection in granting bail on conditions. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions : (i) Petitioner shall execute bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned. (ii) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday and Thursday between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. until further orders. BA No.4366/08 2 (iii) 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 csl