IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH JULY 2010 / 6TH SRAVANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 4215 of 2010() ----------------------------- CMP.3350/2010 of J.M.F.C.-I, MAVELIKKARA .................... (CRIME NO.7/2009 OF MAVELIKKARA EXCISE RANGE) PETITIONER/ACCUSED: -------------------- SHIJU @ KOCHUVAVA, S/O VASUDEVAN VALIYAPARAMBIL THUNDIL VEEDU, LAKSHAMVEEDU COLONY, CHERUKUNNAM MURI, MAVELIKKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.V.ANIL (K/1480/98) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM (CRIME 7/2009 OF MAVELIKKARA EXCISE RANGE) PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.V.TEKCHAND THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------ B.A. No.4215 of 2010 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 28th day of July, 2010 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 8(2) of the Abkari Act. According to prosecution, on 17/01/2009, at about 8:00 p.m, petitioner was found in possession of 2 litres of arrack. He ran away abandoning the articles. 3. Petitioner surrendered before the court on 30/06/2010 and he is in custody for the past 29 days. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioner was involved in other cases of similar nature in the year 2006 and 2007. Hence, stringent conditions may be imposed while granting bail. 4. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted on conditions. Hence the following order is passed: Petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned on the following conditions: i) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer every day between 10 A.M. and 1 P.M. ii) In case, petitioner is involved in any similar offence, bail is liable to be cancelled. This petition is allowed. Vdv K. HEMA, JUDGE