IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH NOVEMBER 2006 / 17TH KARTHIKA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6545 of 2006() ----------------------------- C.R.NO.195/2006 OF EXCISE RANGE, KOTTARAKKARA CMP.11276/2006 of J.M.F.C.-I,KOTTARAKKARA .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------- 1. THULASEEDHARAN PILLAI @ MURALI, S/O.GOPALA PILLAI, BHAJANA BHAVAN, AYATHIL P.O., KOLLAM TALUK. 2. BHASKARA PILLAI, S/O.KRISHNAN NAIR, BHASKARAVILASOM, NEDUMANKAVU MURI, KAREEPRA, KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. SRI. K.SIJU SRI.S.SUDHEESHKAR RESPONDENTS: STATE ------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY EXCISE INSPECTOR, KOTTARAKKARA, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SRI JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/11/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 6545 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of November, 2006 O R D E R The petitioners are accused Nos.1 and 2, in C.R.No.195/2006 of Excise Range, Kottarakkara, for the offence punishable under Section 55(a) and (i) of the Abkari Act. They were found in illegal possession of 9.700 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor. On seizure of the contraband and arrest of the petitioners, they are in judicial custody. Hence, this application for bail. 2. After hearing both sides, I grant bail to the petitioners and release them from jail, imposing the following conditions:- i. Each 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 the First Class-I, Kottarakkara. ii. The petitioners shall report B.A.No.6545/2006 2 before the Investigating Officer, once in a week, on every Saturday, between 10 a.m and 11 a.m, for a period of two months, starting from 11/11/2006. (J.M.JAMES) Judge ms