IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2008 / 20TH SRAVANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4819 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.3278/2008 of J.M.F.C.-I,KOTTARAKKARA Cr.NO.70/08 OF EZHUKONE EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER --------------------------- NAKULAN,S/O. GOPALAN NAYANA MANDIRAM ULCODU MURI, KAREEPRA VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK BY ADV. SRI.K.V.ANIL KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 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 11/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------- B.A.No. 4819 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th August, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 8(2) of the Abkari Act. The article involved is 30 litres of arrack. The petitioner was arrested on 5.7.2008. There are two accused in the crime. Petitioner is the first accused. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner is not involved in any other crime under the Abkari Act and hence, he has no objection in granting bail to the petitioner at this stage of investigation, on conditions. 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 until further orders. 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.