IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2008 / 12TH BHADRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 5493 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRMP.7742/2008 of J.M.F.C.-I,PATHANAMTHITTA CRIME NO.624/08 OF PATHANAMTHITTA POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED:- ------------------------------------- PRASANNAN, S/O DAMODHARAN, AGED 38 YEARS, THENGUMTHUNDI, NJAKKUNILAM, VALLICODU, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.S.SHANAVAS KHAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------- B.A.No.5493 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd September, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 8(2) and 55(g) of the Abkari Act. According to prosecution, petitioner was found in possession of 10 litres of arrack and 20 litres of wash for purpose of distilling of arrack. He was arrested on 9.8.2008, on the date of occurrence and he is in custody since then. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that charge sheet has already been laid and hence he has no objection in granting bail to the petitioner. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions: i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned. ii) Petitioner shall report before the investigating officer on every Monday and Thursday between 10 AM and 1 PM for three months. Iii). Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, the bail is liable to be cancelled. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE vgs.