IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 9TH JANUARY 2009 / 19TH POUSHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 8044 of 2008(A) ----------------------------------------- (CRIME NO.65/03 OF ANCHAL EXCISE RANGE) .................... PETITIONER: ------------------- BINU, SON OF THANKAPPAN, RANI VILASOM, BHARATHIPURAM MURI, THINKALKARIKKAM VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.V.S.AFSAL KHAN. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE, ANCHAL. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PROSECUTION, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.Z. BREEZ. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/01/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. K. HEMA, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= B.A. No. 8044 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 9th day of January,2009 O R D E R Petition for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under section 8(2) of the Abkari Act. According to prosecution, petitioner along with another accused was found in possession of 10 litres of arrack on 23-12- 2007. 3. Petitioner was arrested in connection with another crime on 6-12-2008 and his formal arrest was recorded on 9-12- 2008. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioner is involved in another offence of similar nature and hence, stringent conditions may be imposed while granting bail. 4. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to petitioner on conditions. 5. Hence, petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate, on the following conditions:- 1) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every alternate BA 8044/2008 2 day between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. 2) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. This petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE. mn.