IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 16TH AUGUST 2010 / 25TH SRAVANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 4734 of 2010() ----------------------------------- CMP.5349/2010 of J.M.F.C.-I,KOTTARAKKARA CRIME NO. 274/2010 OF PUTHOOR POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED : --------------------------- SOMAN, S/O.RAGHAVAN, PALAVILAPUTHEN VEEDU, S.N.PURAM MURI, PAVITHRESWARAM VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.ANIL KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY SRI. M.S.BREEZ PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------ B.A. No. 4734 of 2010 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 16th day of August, 2010 O R D E R Petition for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 55(a) and (i) of the Abkari Act. According to prosecution, on 24.07.2010 at about 12 noon, the petitioner was found in possession of 12.15 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor for the purpose of sale and he was arrested from the spot. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that petitioner is in custody for the past 23 days. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that no other case reported to be registered against petitioner for similar offence and hence, he has no objection in granting bail on conditions. 4. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to petitioner on conditions. Hence the following order is passed: Petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each B.A. No. 4734 / 2010 2 for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned on the following conditions: i) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every alternate day, between 10 A.M. and 1 P.M. ii) In case, petitioner is involved in any similar offence, his bail is liable to be cancelled. This petition is allowed. K. HEMA, JUDGE ln