IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 28TH OCTOBER 2011 / 6TH KARTHIKA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 8730 of 2011(C) ------------------------------------------ [CRIME NO.317/2011 OF THE MAVOOR POLICE STATION, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT] .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ---------------------------------- LASER, S/O.YESUDAS, AGED 38/11, PANAKKAL HOUSE, PERUVAYAL VILLAGE, P.O.PERUVAYAL. BY ADV. SRI.P.S.SREEDHARAN PILLAI. RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT/STATE: ------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. R. RANJITH. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Prv. N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, J. ---------------------------------------------------- B.A.No.8730 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of October, 2011 Order The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.317 of 2011 of Mavoor Police Station. The crime was registered against him for the offence under Section 55(a)(i) of the Abkari Act. It is alleged that the accused was found in possession of 4.700 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) which according to the prosecution was unauthorisedly kept by him for sale. The learned Public Prosecutor submits that the money obtained by the accused by sale was also seized. The petitioner has been in custody from 3.10.2011. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there was a birthday party in the house of the accused and that was why this much quantity of IMFL happened to be in the house. That may not be acceptable as such. However, considering all the aspects and also considering the period of detention, the petitioner is granted bail but only with effect from 3.11.2011 on the following conditions: 1. The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rs.Twenty BA 8730/11 2 Five Thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount. 2. The sureties shall produce the attested photocopies of the title deeds besides the recent basic tax receipts. 3. Accused shall appear before the investigating officer on all Saturdays between 10AM and 11 AM until further orders. 4. He shall not in any way influence the witnesses and shall not leave Kozhikode District. N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. srd BA 8730/11 3