IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH OCTOBER 2006 / 3RD KARTHIKA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 5634 of 2006() ----------------------------- C.R.NO.131/2006 OF MAVELIKARA EXCISE RANGE CMP.7398/2006 of J.M.F.C.,MAVELIKKARA .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------ KUTTAN @ SIVAN PILLAI, S/O. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI, ADIKKATTOTHU VEEDU, ULAVUKADU MURI, PALAMEL VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.A.SHAFEEK RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, MAVELIKARA RANGE, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/10/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 5634 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 25th day of October, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner was arrested on 25/08/2006, with 5 litres of illicit arrack. Because of the pendency of another case, bail was not granted. As 60 days period is already complete and as the petitioner is in judicial custody for the above period in C.R.No.131/2006 of Mavelikara Excise Range, for the offence punishable under Section 8(1) and 8(2) of the Abkari Act, I grant bail to the petitioner and release him from jail, subject to the following conditions:- i. The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/-, with two solvent sureties each for the like sum, to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Mavelikara. ii. The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer, once in a week, on every Saturday, between 10 a.m and 11 a.m, for a period of two months, starting from 28/10/2006. (J.M.JAMES) Judge ms