IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 6TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 17TH MAGHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 396 of 2009 ---------------------------------- CMP.30/2009 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, NEDUMKANDOM .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED --------------------------------- ALEKKUTTY, W/O.CHACKO, VALLAVASSERYKUDIYIL VEEDU, PARATHODE KARA, PARATHODE VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: -------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. (CRIME NO.25 OF 2004 OF UDUMBANCHOLA EXCISE RANGE). BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------- B.A.No.396 of 2009 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 6th day of February, 2009 ORDER Petition for bail. 2. Alleged offence is under Sections 8(2) and 55(a) of the Abkari Act. According to prosecution, petitioner was found in possession of 10 litres of spirit on 20.4.2004. Petitioner was arrested on 8.1.2009 and she is in custody since then. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioner is involved in three other cases of similar nature and hence stringent conditions may be imposed, but he has no objection in granting bail. 4. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to petitioner on stringent conditions. Hence the following order is passed: i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned. B.A.No.396 of 2009 2 ii) Petitioner shall report before the investigating officer on every alternate day between 10 AM and 1 P.M. until further orders. iii) Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the Excise Range Office within which the crime is registered, except with the previous permission of the Magistrate Court concerned. iv) 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 vns