IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 17TH APRIL 2007 / 27TH CHAITHRA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 2311 of 2007() CRIME NO.53/2007 OF CHENGANNUR EXCISE RANGE CMP.1102/2007 of J.M.F.C.-II, CHENGANNUR PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- SUSEELA, D/O.THANKAMMA, AGED 48, SATHEESHBHAVANAM, (KUTTIPARAMBIL VEEDU), ANGADICKAL, THEKKUMURI, CHENGANNUR VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.P.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR SRI.C.S.DIAS SRI.AJITH MURALI RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT IN CR.NO.53/2007 ----------------------------------------- STATE REPRESENTED BY EXCISE INSPECTOR, CHENGANNUR RANGE. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T. SANKARAN, J. --------------------------------- B.A. NO. 2311 OF 2007 --------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of April, 2007 O R D E R This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. The petitioner is the accused in C.R. No.53 of 2007, Chengannur Excise Range. The offence alleged against her is under Section 55(a) of the Abkari Act. 3. The petitioner moved an application for bail before the Court of Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-II, Chengannur, but the same was dismissed by the order dated 29.3.2007. 4. It is submitted by the learned Public Prosecutor that the petitioner is not involved in any other offence of the similar nature. The prosecution case is that the petitioner was found to be in possession of six litres of spirit. The petitioner is B.A.NO. 2311 OF 2007 :: 2 :: under detention from 27.3.2007 onwards. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The petitioner shall be released on bail on condition that she executes a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class - II, Chengannur.. (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/