IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 22ND AUGUST 2008 / 31ST SRAVANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5240 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.10971/2008 IN CRIME NO.121/08 OF KARUNAGAPPALLY EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER : ACCUSED: ------------------------- VASUDEVAN PILLAI,S/O.RAMACHANDRAN PILLAI PUTHENPURAKKAL, PAVUMBA NORTH, PAVUMBA VILLAGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY. BY ADV. SRI.A.AHZAR RESPONDENT: STATE: ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.5240 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of August, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 8(2) of Abkari Act. Petitioner was arrested with 10 litres of arrack on 29.7.2008 and he is in custody since then. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that petitioner is not involved in any other crime under the Abkari Act and hence, he has no objection in granting bail to the petitioner on conditions. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions: (i) Petitioner shall a 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. and 1 p.m. until further orders. BA No.5240/08 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