IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 4TH AUGUST 2008 / 13TH SRAVANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4838 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.3271/2008 IN CRIME NO.72/08 OF EZHUKONE EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED -A1:- ----------------------------------------- AJAYAKUMAR, S/O GOPALAN, THADATHIL VEEDU, IRUMPANANGADU MURI, EZHUKONE VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.ANIL KUMAR RESPONDENT:COMPLAINANT ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.4838 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th 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. According to the prosecution, the petitioner was found in possession of 10 litres of arrack and he was remanded to judicial custody on 9.7.2008. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that no other crime is registered against the petitioner 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 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 and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. BA No.4838/08 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