IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 27TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 8TH PHALGUNA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 1110 of 2007() ----------------------------- CMP.627/2007 of J.M.F.C.-I,HOSDRUG CRIME NO. 27/2007 OF AMBALATHARA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------ B. MOHANAN, S/O.LATE KOTTAN, NILESHWAR, AMBALATHARA VILLAGE. BY ADV. SMT.T.SUDHAMANI RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR P.N. SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- Bail Application No. 1110/2007 ----------------------------- Dated this 27th day of February, 2007 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the accused in Crime No. 27/2007 of Ambalathara police station for an offence punishable under Section 55(a) and (g) of the Abkari Act for having been found in possession of ten litres of wash and 2.750 litres of arrack on 1.2.2007, seeks his enlargement on bail. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the offence and the other circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, but only from a future date. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail with effect from 5.3.2007, on his executing a bond for Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the J.F.C.M.-I, Hosdurg and subject to the following conditions: B.A.1110/2007 2 1. Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the police. 3. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. 4. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. The application is allowed as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE mrcs B.A.1110/2007 3