IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 28TH AUGUST 2008 / 6TH BHADRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5285 of 2008(A) -------------------------------------- CRIME NO.457/2008 OF VADAKKEKAD POLICE STATION PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 1 TO 3 : ---------------------------------------- 1. SUKUMARAN @ SUKU, AGED 35, S/O. MANU, VADAKKEPURAKKAL HOUSE, KALLURMA, MOOKUTHALA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. GIRISH @ MUTHU, AGEDE 38, S/O. GOPALAKRISHNAN, KALARIKKAL HOUSE, -DO- 3. SALIM, S/O. HASSANAR, MANNALATH HOUSE, -DO- BY ADV. SRI.SANTHEEP ANKARATH RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT : ------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTING SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VADAKKEKAD POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.5285 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of August, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 55(a) and (i) of Abkari Act. According to prosecution, 18 litres of Indian made foreign liquor was transported by the petitioners on 10.8.2008 at about 10.45 a.m. in an autorickshaw. They were arrested on the same day. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that they were taking the liquor to a bachelors party of their friend's marriage. 4. Learned public prosecutor submitted that considering the stage off investigation, he has no objection in granting bail to the petitioners on conditions. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioners on the following terms and conditions: (i) Petitioners shall execute bond for Rs.25,000/- each with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned. BA No.5285/08 2 (ii) Petitioners shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. until further orders. (iii) Petitioners shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl