IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2008 / 2ND SRAVANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4548 of 2008(E) ----------------------------- (AGAINST C.R. NO.16/07 OF CHITTAR EXCISE RANGE,(C.P.NO. 74/2008 ON THE FILE OF THE J.F.M.C, RANNY.) .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------- SAJI, S/O. PRABHAKARAN, VELLIAMBIL HOUSE, KOCHUKOICKAL.P.O, CHITTAR SEETHATHODE VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.V.PHILIP MATHEW RESPONDENT/STATE : ------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY SRI. M.S. BREEZ, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------ B.A. No.4548 OF 2008 ------------------------------ Dated this the 24th day of July, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act. The article involved is 2 litres of illicit arrack. The offence committed on 14.08.2007 and the accused was arrested on 27.06.2008. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail to the petitioner on conditions. Hence petitioner is granted bail on the following terms and conditions: (i) The 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) The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. B.A.4548/2008 2 (iii) The 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 pac