IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 28TH AUGUST 2008 / 6TH BHADRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5371 of 2008() ------------------------------------ CRIME NO.25/2008 OF EXCISE RANGE, CHATHANNUR PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED : ----------------------------------- BIJU @ GOMATHY, D/O. BABU, BIJU BHAVAN, KAITHAKUZHICHERRY, ADICHANALLOOR VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.VENUGOPALAN NAIR RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT : -------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, CHATHANNOOR EXCISE RANGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.5371of 2008 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of August, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 55(g) of Abkari Act. Petitioner was arrested on 19.7.2008 on the allegation that on 20.3.2008, 550 litres of wash were recovered from a purampoke land and the articles were kept there by the petitioner and another. 3. Petitioner is the second accused. Learned public prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail on stringent conditions. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions: (i) Petitioner shall execute a 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, Wednesday and Saturday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. BA No.5371/08 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