IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 14TH AUGUST 2008 / 23RD SRAVANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5093 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRMP.2253/2008 IN CRIME NO.92/2008 OF KARUNAGAPPALLY EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER : ACCUSED: ------------------------- USHA, D/O.PANKAJAKSHY, AGED 36 YEARS, MOOTHANTAYYATHU VADAKKATHIL, KADATHOOR MURI, THAZHAVA, KARUNAGAPPALLY. BY ADV. SRI.A.AHZAR RESPONDENT: STATE: ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.5093 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th 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. Petitioner was found in possession of 1.3 litres of arrack. She is in custody from 21.7.2008 onwards. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that the petitioner is in judicial custody in another case of similar nature. However, he has no objection in granting bail to the petitioner 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 alternate day between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. until further orders. BA No.5093/08 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