IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA MONDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2008 / 19TH JYAISHTA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 3388 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRMP.1240/2008 of ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT (ADHOC)-II, KOLLAM CRIME NO.171/07 OF THENMALA POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 ---------------------------------------- PRADEEPAN, AGED 29, S/O.PRABHAKARAN, PUTHEN VEEDU, MAMPAZHATHARA, KAZHUTHURUTTI, THENMALA VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.SHAJI THANKAPPAN SRI.JOBI.A.THAMPI RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THENMALA POLICE STATION. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ----------------------------------------- B.A.No. 3388 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of June, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Section 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act. The article involved is 350 litres of arrack. 3. The petitioner is in custody from 9.3.2008 for the past 90 days. Charge sheet has not been filed so far. Therefore, petitioner is entitled to for bail under the proviso to Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 4. Hence, petitioner is granted bail on the following terms and conditions: i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the court below. ii) Petitioner shall report before the investigating officer on every Monday between 10 AM and 1 PM until further orders. Iii). In case the petitioner is involved in any offence of similar nature, the bail is liable to be cancelled. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE vgs.