IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR MONDAY, THE 24TH AUGUST 2009 / 2ND BHADRA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 4754 of 2009(B) ------------------------------------------ (CRIME NO. 79/2009 IN KARTHIKAPPALLY EXCISE RANGE IN ALLEPPEY DISTRICT) ........... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ---------------------------------- SUTHAN, AGED 34 YEARS, SON OF THANKAPPAN, PULIMOOTTIL, KANNIMELMURI, MUTHUKULAM, ALLEPPEY DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.G.RAJEEVKUMAR. RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. M.S. BREEZ. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/08/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J. ------------------------------------------ B.A.NO. 4754 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------ Dated 24th August 2009 O R D E R Petitioner is the accused in crime No.79/2009 of Karthikappally Excise Range registered under Section 55(i) of Kerala Abkari Act. Petitioner was arrested on 10/8/2009 for possessing 1.150 litres of Indian made foreign liquor and since then he is in custody. This petition is filed to release him on bail. 2. Learned counsel appearing for petitioner and learned Public Prosecutor were heard. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioner was not involved in any other case of this nature. Considering the fact that petitioner has been in custody from 10/8/2009 and he was possessing only 1.150 litres of Indian made foreign liquor, petitioner is granted bail on executing bond for Rs.20,000/- with two solvent sureties for the like sum to the satisfaction of Judicial First Class Magistrate-II, Haripad on the following conditions. BA 4754/09 2 1) Petitioner shall appear before the investigating officer on every Monday between 10 and 12 a.m for one month and thereafter as and when directed by the investigating officer. 2) Petitioner shall not induce, threaten or influence any witness from revealing facts known to him to the investigating officer or in any way interfere with the investigation. 3) Petitioner shall not leave the State without the permission of the Magistrate. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, JUDGE. uj.