IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH OCTOBER 2007 / 25TH ASWINA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 6290 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRMP.4183/2007 of J.M.F.C.,THIRUVALLA CRIME NO.59/07 OF THIRUVALLA EXCISE RANGE .................... : PETITIONER/ACCUSED IN CRIME NO.59/2007 ------------------------------------------------------- PRASANNAN, S/O.RAGHAVAN, CHENAMOHIRA HOUSE, NARANGANAM MURI, NARANGANAM VILLAGE, KOZHENCHERRY TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH MURALI RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT IN CRIME NO.59/2007 -------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.U.NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ B.A.No.6290 of 2007 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of October, 2007 ORDER Application for regular bail. The petitioner faces allegations under the Kerala Abkari Act. He was allegedly transporting 140 litres of spirit in a car. He was arrested on 20.08.07. He continues in custody from that date, an earlier application for bail filed by him having been dismissed by this Court. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer on condition that the investigator is granted the full complement of 60 days from the date of arrest to complete the investigation and I am satisfied that the petitioners can now be directed to be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. 3. In the result, this application is allowed. The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. i) The petitioner shall not be released on the strength of this order prior to 20.10.2007. The Investigators shall in the meantime make every endeavour to complete the investigation. B.A.No.6290 of 2007 2 ii) The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate; iii) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer from the date of his release between 10 a.m and 12 noon on all Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for a period of 3 months and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-