IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 1ST APRIL 2008 / 12TH CHAITHRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 2052 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.699/2008 of ADDL.DISTRICT COURT,KOTTAYAM CRIME NO.81/08 OF KUMARAKAM POLICE STATION .................... : APPLICANTS/ACCUSED NO2 AND 3: ---------------------------------------------- 1. SAJI JOSEPH, S/O. DEVASSIA, SKYLINE ORCHID VILLA NO.3, AISHWARYA ROAD, MUTTAMBALAM, KOTTAYAM. 2. GEORGE K.THOMAS, S/O. THOMAS, KOIKALATHUPADINJARETHIL, KEEZHU KARA,KOZHENCHERRY, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU SRI.M.REVIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTING THE S.I. OF KUMARAKOM POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.U.NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.2052 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of April, 2008 ORDER Application for regular bail. Petitioners are the General Manager and waiter of a tourist resort. The crux of the allegations is that Foreign Made Foreign Liquor was being sold to various tourists who were available in a Bar in the said resort on 20.03.08. Altogether 18.5 litres of Foreign Made Foreign Liquor in 33 bottles were seized from the premises. Investigation is in progress. The petitioners continue in custody from 20.03.08, the date of their arrest. 2. The resort has no licence/permit to vend liquor. The petitioners have no criminal antecedents, reports the learned Public Prosecutor . 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer on condition that the investigators are granted time till 03.04.08 to complete the investigation and I am satisfied that the petitioners can now be directed to be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. B.A.No.2052 of 2008 2 4. In the result, this application is allowed. The petitioners shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. i) The petitioners shall not be released on the strength of this order prior to 03.04.2008. The Investigators shall in the meantime make every endeavour to complete the investigation; ii) The petitioners shall execute bonds for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) each with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate; iii) The petitioners shall make themselves available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer between 10 a.m and 12 noon on all Mondays and Fridays for a period of one month from the date of their release and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-