IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 22ND MAY 2008 / 1ST JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3296 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.2196/2008 of J.M.F.C.-I, CHENGANNUR .................... CRIME NO.149/2008 OF MANNAR POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED ------------------------------------- THANKAPPAN, AGED 57 YEARS, S/O.NARAYANAN, CHEMOOTTIL, PUTHIYAVEEDU, ERAMATHOOR MURI, THRIPPERUMTHURA VILLAGE, MAVELIKKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAYARAJ RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT --------------------------------------------------- KERALA STATE, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANNAR, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.RAVEENDRA BABU THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. =============================== Bail Application No. 3296 of 2008 =============================== DATED: 22.05.2008 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the accused in Crime No. 149 of 2008 of Mannar Police Station for offences punishable under Sec.55(g) read with Sections 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act for having been found in possession of 5 liters of arrack, seeks his enlargement on bail. Petitioner was arrested on 6.4.2008. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the offences, the duration of judicial custody undergone by the petitioner and the other circumstances of the case etc., I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner w.e.f. 2.6.08. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the J.F.C.M, Chengannur, and subject to the following conditions: B.A.No. 3296/2008 -:2:- 1. The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation, including custodial interrogation as and when required by the police till the filing of the final report. 3. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. sj B.A.No. 3296/2008 -:3:-