IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 5TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 14TH BHADRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5560 of 2008() ----------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 25/08/2008 IN CMP 4667/2008 IN CP.129/2008 of J.M.F.C.,KASARAGOD .................... ( CRIME NO. 4/2005 OF KUMBLA EXCISE RANGE) PETITIONER/ACCUSED:- ------------------------------------- BABY @ DEVANANDA, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O BHOJA POOJARI, RESIDING AT KANNADIPPARA, KUMBANUR VILLAGE, KASARGOD TALUK, KASARGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KODOTH SREEDHARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, THROUGH EXCISE INSPECTOR KUMBLA RANGE, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZ. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------ Bail Appl.No. 5560 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 5th day of September, 2008. ORDER Petition for bail. 2. The alleged offence IS under Sections 55(a) of the Abkari Act. The petitioner was allegedly found in possession of 8.300 litres of arrack on 17.1.2005. Petitioner surrendered on 25.8.2008 and he is in custody since then. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that charge-sheet has been filed and hence petitioner is not required for investigation. 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 learned Magistrate. ii) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday and Thursday between 10 A.M. and 1 P.M. until further orders. iii) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and, in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled.Petition is allowed. K. HEMA, JUDGE. Krs.