IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH JUNE 2007 / 16TH JYAISHTA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 3335 of 2007() ----------------------------- CMP.1225/2007 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, KOTHAMANGALAM C.R.NO.4/07 OF KUTTAMPUZHA EXCICE RANGE .................... : PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- JOHN @ APPAN, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O.THOMAS, KADAPLACKAL HOUSE, NEENDAPARA KARA, NARIAMANGALAM VILLAGE, KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.C.C.THOMAS RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, KUTTAMPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 3335 OF 2007 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 6th day of June, 2007 O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C. the petitioner, who is the accused in C.R. No.4/07 of Kuttampuzha Excise Range for offences punishable under Secs.55(a) and 55(i) of the Abkari Act for having been found in possession of 5.6 liters of IMFL, seeks his enlargement on bail. Petitioner was arrested on 26.5.07. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the offences, the duration of judicial custody of the petitioner and the other circumstances of the case etc., I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner but only with effect from a future date. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail with effect from 18.6.07 on his executing a bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the J.F.C.M., Kothamangalam and subject to the following conditions: a. Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. BA.3335/07 : 2 : b. The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the police till the filing of the final report. c. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. d. The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to him shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks