IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 27TH JUNE 2008 / 6TH ASHADHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4130 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.4785/2008 IN CRIME NO.43/08 OF ARYANAD EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- SANTHA @ VELLI SANTHA D/O.CHELLAMMA, KURUVIKKODU VEEDU PALAIKONAM PAZHAYATHERUVU MURI ARYANAD VILLAGE BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR RESPONDENT: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------- B.A.No.4130 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of June, 2008 ORDER This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offences are under Sections 8(1) and (2) of Abkari Act. The article involved is 11 litres of arrack. The incident is on 21.3.2008. The petitioner was arrested on 13.5.2008. She is in custody since then. 3. Learned public prosecutor pointed out that the petitioner is involved in other three cases of similar nature and hence, stringent condition may be imposed while granting bail. On hearing both sides, I find that bail can be granted to the petitioner on stringent conditions. Hence, petitioner is granted bail on her executing bond for Rs.50,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Nedumangad on the following conditions: (i) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating officer on alternate days between 3 pm and 6 p.m. until further orders. Ba No.4130/08 2 (ii) The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, bail shall be cancelled. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl