IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JULY 2008 / 1ST SRAVANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4509 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.6006/2008 IN CRIME NO.75/2008 OF ARYANAD EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER/ ACCUSED ------------------------------------ UDAYAKUMARY, D/O.OMANA, THADATHARIKATHU VEEDU, UDAYA BHAVAN, VITTICHANKUNNU, KOTTAKKAKAM MURY, ARYANAD VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. -------------------------------------- Bail Application No.4509 of 2008 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of July, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 8(1) and (2) of Abkari Act. The article involved is three litres of arrack. The incident occurred on 13.6.2008 and the petitioner surrendered before the court on 1.7.2008 and she is in judicial custody since then. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that the petitioner is the first offender in Abkari cases and hence, he has no objection in granting bail on conditions. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions: (i) Petitioner shall execute 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 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. BA No.4509/08 2 (iii) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl