IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH JUNE 2007 / 16TH JYAISHTA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 3355 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRMP.1039/2007 of DISTRICT COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA CRMP.2197/2007 of J.M.F.C.-I,PATHANAMTHITTA C.R.NO.59/2006 OF PATHANAMTHITTA EXCISE RANGE : PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED --------------------------------------- PRASANNAN, S/O.RAGHAVAN, KIZHAKKEKKARA VEEDU, KARAMVELI MURI, MALLAPPUZHASSERRY, KOZHENCHERRY. BY ADV. SRI.V.PHILIP MATHEW RESPONDENTS: STATE ------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bail Application NO.3355 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DATED: 6-6- 2007 O R D E R Petitioner who is the second accused in C.R.No.59/2006 of Pathanamthitta Excise Range for offences punishable under Section 8(1) and (2) of the Kerala Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of 7 litres of illicit arrack on 18.4.2007, seeks his enlargement on bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application submitting inter alia that the petitioner was arrested on 18.4.2007 in connection with another crime,viz.C.R.21/2007 of the very same Excise Range. I am not satisfied that the grounds enumerated under Clause (b)(ii) of Sec. 41 A of the Abkari Act are present in this case so as to justify the release of the petitioner on bail. This Application is accordingly dismissed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE css/