IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES FRIDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2006 / 28TH ASWINA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6293 of 2006() ----------------------------- C.R.NO.158/2006 OF EXCISE RANGE, KOTTARAKKARA AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 22/08/2006 IN ORDER IN CMP.9208/2006 of J.M.F.C.-I,KOTTARAKKARA .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- SHAJI, S/O.SOMARAJAN, KARIYOTTU VEEDU, GANDHIGRAMAM, CHEKKUVARACKAL VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN SRI.K.V.ANIL KUMAR RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/10/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 6293 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of October, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner was arrested on 21/08/2006 with 8 litres of illicit arrack, by the Inspector of Excise Range, Kottarakkara, who registered C.R.No.158/2006 of that excise range, for the offence punishable under Section 8(1) and 8(2) of the Abkari Act. The petitioner is in judicial custody, as remanded by the court below, from 22/08/2006. 2. Considering the stage of the investigation and completion of the same, I grant bail to the petitioner and release him from jail, subject to the following conditions:- i. The 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 petitioner shall report B.A.No.6293/2006 2 before the Investigating Officer, once in a week, on every Thursday, between 10 a.m and 11 a.m, for a period of two months, starting from 26/10/2006. (J.M.JAMES) Judge ms