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. 2631 of 2009() ------------------------------------------- (CRIME NO.46 OF 2009 OF SULTHAN BATHERY EXCISE RANGE) PETITIONER/ACCUSED: -------------------------------------- VENU, S/O.SREEDHARAN, EARATHEL HOUSE, PULPALLY VILLAGE, SULTHAN BATHERY TALUK. BY ADV. MR.S.M.PRASANTH RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT: ---------------------------------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. JIKKU JACOB THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.S. GOPINATHAN, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 2631 OF 2009 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 19th day of May, 2009 O R D E R Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.46/09 of Sulthan Bathery Excise Range for offence under section 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act. The allegation is that on 9.4.2009 the petitioner was found in possession of 575 ml of IMFL. He was arrested on 9.4.2009 and since then he is under judicial custody. His application for bail was dismissed by the learned Sessions Judge, Kalpetta. Now this petition. 2. Today, when the petition came up for hearing, learned Public Prosecutor submitted that bail may be granted to the petitioner on conditions. 3. In the result, this petition is allowed and it is ordered that the petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing bond for Rs.30,000/- (Rupees thirty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned on the following conditions: i) The petitioner shall report before the investigating BA.2631/09 : 2 : officer as and when required. ii) The petitioner 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) aks