IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 3RD JUNE 2010 / 13TH JYAISTHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 2789 of 2010() ---------------------------------- CRIME NO. 21/2010 OF EXCISE RANGE, KAZHAKOOTTAM ..................................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 : -------------------------------- PRAKASAN, S/O. PARASURAMAN, MANAKATTIL VEEDU, CHITTATTUMUKKU DESAM, MENAMKULAM VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.SHAJIN S.HAMEED RESPONDENT: --------------- THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE, KAZHAKOTTAM, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY SRI. V. TEKCHAND PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------ B.A. No. 2789 of 2010 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 3rd day of June, 2010 O R D E R Petition for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 55 (a)& (i) and 58 of the Abkari Act. According to prosecution, on 23.04.2010 petitioner along with his wife(A2) were found in possession of 66.855 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor. The articles were seized from the house of the petitioner and those were kept in their possession for the purpose of sale. 3. Petitioner was arrested from the spot on 23.04.2010 and he is in custody for the past 41 days. 4. This petition is not opposed. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail but conditions may be imposed. 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.50,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of B.A. No. 2789 of 2010 2 the Magistrate Court concerned on the following conditions: i) Petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer on every Monday and Thursday, between 10 A.M. and 1 P.M., until further orders. ii) In case, petitioner is involved in any similar offence, bail is liable to be cancelled. This petition is allowed. K. HEMA, JUDGE ln