IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES THURSDAY, THE 9TH NOVEMBER 2006 / 18TH KARTHIKA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6472 of 2006() ----------------------------- C.R.NO.170/2006 OF CHENGANNUR EXCISE RANGE CMP.2185/2006 of J.M.F.C.-II, CHENGANNUR .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 ---------------- RAJENDRA PRASAD, S/O.BHASKARAN, RADHAKRISHNA MANDIRAM, BUDHANNUR KIZHAKKUM MURI, ENNAKKADU VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.R.VINOD RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/11/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 6472 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of November, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner is accused of the offence punishable under Section 55(a) of the Abkari Act, as he was found in illegal possession of 20 litres of spirit on 28/09/2006, by the Inspector of Excise Range, Chengannur, who registered C.R.No.170/2006 of that excise range. The accused remains in judicial custody from the date of his arrest. Hence, this application for bail. 2. In the light of the submissions made by either side, 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-II, Chengannur. ii. The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer, once in a week, on every Monday, between 10 a.m and 11 a.m, for a period of three months, starting from 13/11/2006. (J.M.JAMES) Judge ms