IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT THURSDAY, THE 28TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 9TH PHALGUNA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1102 of 2008() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 56/07 OF KUMBLA EXCISE RANGE CMP.836/2008 of J.M.F.C.,KASARAGOD .................... PETITIONER : ACCUSED: ------------------------- JANARDANAN, MANIVALAPIL HOUSE, SHIRIYA VILLAGE, KUMBALA, KASARAGOD. BY ADV. SRI.T.B.SHAJIMON RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------- THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUMBALA EXCISE RANGE, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. S.U. NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 1102 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 28th day of February, 2008 O R D E R Application for regular bail. The petitioner is the first accused. Altogether there are two accused persons. Second accused is his wife. It is alleged that the petitioner had kept in his residential premises 250 packets of arrack, each containing 100 ml. The detection was made and the seizure was effected on 18.12.2007. The petitioner was arrested earlier as an accused in another Abkari crime on 16.12.2007. His arrest was recorded in this crime on 29.1.2008. He has been continuing in custody from that date. The learned Prosecutor submits that the final report has not been filed. The petitioner has two other crimes also registered against him already. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied that the petitioner can now be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate terms and conditions. B.A.No. 1102 of 2008 2 3. In the result: 1) This application is allowed. 2) The petitioner shall be released on bail on the following terms and conditions. (a) The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to be satisfaction of the learned Magistrate. (b) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation before the Investigating Officer between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on all Mondays and Fridays for a period of two months and thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in writing to do so. (R. BASANT) Judge tm