IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 12TH JUNE 2008 / 22ND JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3766 of 2008() ----------------------------- SC.1001/2008 of II ADDL. ASST. SESSIONS COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... PETITIONER/2ND ACCUSED: ----------------------------- ANIKUTTAN, S/O.TITUS, TC 12/854, BARTON HILL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.SUMAN CHAKRAVARTHY RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZ. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------ Bail Appl.No.3766 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 12th day of June, 2008. ORDER Petition for bail. 2. Petitioner is the 2nd accused in the crime. According to prosecution, the first accused was arrested on the allegation of possessing 2 litres of illicit liquor. He was found transporting the same. On questioning, he mentioned the name of the petitioner as the person who supplied the contraband article to him. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was regularly appearing before the committal court, but on one occasion, due to a mistake of the clerk in noting the date, he happened to be absent and hence warrant was issued. There were 4 cases against him. In all the cases, he was 2nd accused more or less on the same allegation. When he appeared before the court, the learned Magistrate remanded the petitioner to custody and committed all the 4 cases. Two cases were pending before the Ist Addl. Asst. Sessions Court and other cases were pending before the IInd Addl. Asst. Sessions Court. The Ist Addl. Asst. Sessions Court granted bail [B.A.3766/08] 2 to the petitioner, but the IInd Addl. Asst. Sessions Court remanded the petitioner to custody rejecting his bail application. Hence, this petition. Petitioner is in custody for nearly 100 days and he is prepared to abide by any condition, it is submitted. 4. On hearing both sides, I find that petitioner can be granted bail on the following terms and conditions: (i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the IInd Addl. Asst. Sessions Court. (ii) Petitioner shall report before the Excise Inspector on every Monday between 10 A.M. and 1 P.M. until further orders. (iii) Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the Excise circle in which the case is registered except with the previous permission of the IInd Addl. Asst. Sessions Court. Petition is allowed. K. HEMA, JUDGE. Krs.