IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JULY 2008 / 8TH SRAVANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 4769 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRMP.2758/2008 IN CRIME NO.386/08 KONNY POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER : ACCUSED ------------------------ V.M. THOMAS, S/O. MATHAI, VELLAVOOR HOUSE, MANGARAM MURI, KONNY VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.M.T.SURESHKUMAR SRI.V.V.RAJA RESPONDENT: COMPLAIANANT ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. -------------------------------------- Bail Application No.4769 of 2008 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of July, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 55(a)(i) of Abkari Act. According to the prosecution, the petitioner was found in possession of 1.740 litres of Indian made foreign liquor on 8.7.2008 and he was engaged in sale of liquor. He was arrested on the same day. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that the charge has already been laid and hence, petitioner may not be required for the purpose of investigation. Therefore, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions: (i) Petitioner shall execute bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned. BA No.4769/08 2 (ii) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. for a period of two months from today. (iii) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl