IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER 2008 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 7632 of 2008() ----------------------------- CMP.8867/2008 of J.M.F.C.-I, PUNALUR CRIME NO.56/2008 OF ANCHAL EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER/ ACCUSED --------------------------------------- THAMPI @ KOLAMPI THAMPI, S/O.NARAYAN DAS, PARAVILA VEEDU, URUKUNNU LOOKOUT BHAGOM, THENMALA VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PAULY MATHEW MURICKEN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,REPRESENTING THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, ANCHAL EXCISE RANGE. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. HEMA, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 7632 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 18th day of December,2008 O R D E R Petition for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under section 8(2) of the Abkari Act. According to prosecution, petitioner along with another accused were found transporting 100 litres of illicit arrack and on seeing respondent officials, they ran away abandoning the articles. 100 litres of illicit arrack were seized. 3. Petitioner is 1st accused and he was arrested on 25-10- 2008. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail but stringent conditions may be imposed. 4. Hence, petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate, on the following conditions:- 1) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. 2) Petitioner shall not leave the limits of the Excise range within which the crime is BA 7632/08 -2- registered except with the prior permission of the learned Magistrate. 3) Petitioner shall not intimidate or influence any witness or tamper with evidence or commit any offence while on bail and in case breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. This petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE. mn.