IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.P.BALACHANDRAN TUESDAY, THE 6TH MAY 2008 / 16TH VAISAKHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 2854 of 2008 ------------------------------------- (CR. NO. 49/2008 OF ARYANAD EXCISE RANGE) .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ---------------------------------- SAROJINI, D/O.MEENAKSHI, SHEELA BHAVAN, KORUNKUZHI, KOTTAKKAKAM MURI, ARYANAD VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN, SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR. RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. AMJAD ALI. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/05/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.P.BALACHANDRAN, J. ------------------------------------------------ B. A. No.2854 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 6th day of May, 2008 ORDER This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. The petitioner is accused in CR. No.49/08 of Aryanad Excise Range registered for offences under Sections 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act consequent on she being found transporting five litres of arrack on 04/04/08. She was arrested on 15/04/08 and is in custody ever thereafter, her application for bail having been dismissed by the Magistrate vide Annexure-I order and by this Court vide Annexure-II order. Considering the period of detention already undergone by the petitioner and the quantity of contraband involved, I am of the view that the petitioner can be enlarged on bail imposing stringent conditions. In the result, allowing this application, I grant bail to the petitioner on her executing bail bond for Rs.15,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sums to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned. On such release, the petitioner shall appear before the B. A. No.2854 of 2008 -2- Investigating Officer between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on all days for a period of two weeks and thereafter on every alternate days for a period of one month and thereafter on all Tuesdays and Fridays only till the investigation in the case is over and final report is laid. On release, the petitioner shall not get herself involved in commission of any offence, shall not influence or intimidate witnesses in the case and shall not, except for the purpose of appearing before the Investigating Officer, if need be, move beyond the territorial limits of the town in which she is having her permanent residence, the details of which shall be furnished to the Court and to the Investigating Officer immediately on release on bail. K.P.BALACHANDRAN, JUDGE kns/-