IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES MONDAY, THE 30TH OCTOBER 2006 / 8TH KARTHIKA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6227 of 2006 ----------------------------- CMP.2328/2006 of J.M.F.C.-I, HARIPAD CRIME NO.134/2006 OF EXCISE RANGE, KARTHIKAPALLY .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- (A1) ASOKAN, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O.ANANDAN, CHAPRAYIL PUTHEN VEEDU, NOW RESIDING (AMAL BHAVAN), NANGYARKULANGARA MURI, PALLIPAD VILLAGE, KARTHIKAPALLY TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAISHANKAR RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANTS ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. EXCISE INSPECTOR, KARTHIKAPALLY EXCISE RANGE. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/10/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. ------------------- B.A. 6227/2006 -------------------- DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner was arrested on 28.9.2006 with 12.5 litres of coloured arrack, by the Inspector of Excise Range, Karthikappally, who subsequently registered C.R.No.134/2006 of that Excise Range, for the offence punishable under Section 8(1) & (2) of the Abkari Act. He remains in judicial custody. Hence this application. 2. Considering the duration of the judicial detention and the completion of the investigation, I grant bail and release the petitioner from jail, subject to the following conditions:- (a). The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/-, with two solvent sureties, each for the like sum, to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class-I, Haripad. B.A.6227/2006 2 (b). The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer, once in a week on every Friday, between 10.00 a.m and 11.00 a.m., for a period of two months, starting from 3.11.2006. The application is allowed as above. J.M.JAMES JUDGE mrcs