IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 23RD KARTHIKA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 6919 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 43/07 OF NEDUMANGAD EXCISE RANGE CMP.9539/2007 of J.M.F.C.-I,NEDUMANGAD .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------ SAVITHRI, D/O. CHELLAMMA, LAKSHMVILASAM, MANKOD LEKSHAM VEEDU COLONY, KOTTAKKAKAM MURI, ARYANAD VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU RESPONDENTS: STATE: ------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 6919 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 14th day of November, 2007 O R D E R Application for regular bail. The petitioner was allegedly found to be in possession of 1.5 litres of arrack on 27.6.2007. Her arrest in this case was recorded on 31.10.2007. She has one other crime also registered under the Abkari Act against her, submits the learned Prosecutor. Learned Prosecutor submits that the crime, in which the petitioner is arrested, is Crime No.43 of 2007 of Aryanad Excise Range and not Nedumangad Excise Range as wrongly shown in the petition and in the order of the learned Magistrate. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer on condition that the Investigator is granted reasonable further time to complete the investigation I am satisfied that the petitioner can now be directed to be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. B.A.No. 6919 of 2007 2 3. In the result: 1) This application is allowed. 2) The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. (a) The petitioner shall not be released from custody on the strength of this order prior to 21.11.2007. The Investigators shall in the meantime make every endeavour to complete the investigation. (b) She shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to be satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. (c) She shall make herself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer on all Mondays and Fridays between 10 a.m. and 12 noon for a period of two months and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (R. BASANT) Judge tm B.A.No. 6919 of 2007 3