IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH OCTOBER 2006 / 3RD KARTHIKA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6303 of 2006() ----------------------------- CMP.4749/2006 of J.M.F.C.,THIRUVALLA CRIME NO.53/2006 OF THIRUVALLA EXCISE RANGE. .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: -------------- REGHU, AGED 27, S/O.DAMODARAN, PUTHUVELIL VEEDU, KUMARAPURAM VILLAGE, KARTHIKAPPALLY. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.SREEKUMAR SRI.R.GIREESH VARMA SRI.P.M.SATHEESH RESPONDENTS: ----------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, THIRUVALLA EXCISE RANGE THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-31. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/10/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M. JAMES, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No. 6303 of 2006 ------------------------------- Dated this the 25th October, 2006. O R D E R The petitioner was arrested on 21.9.2006 with 10 litres of illicit arrack from Toddy Shop No.10/2006, by the Thiruvalla Excise Range officials, who registered C.R.No.53/2006 of that Excise Range, for the offence punishable under Section 8(1) & (2) and Section 56(b) of the Abkari Act. Petitioner remains in judicial custody thereafter. Hence, this application for bail. 2. After hearing both sides, I allow this application, grant bail to the petitioner, and release him from jail, on he executing a bond for Rs.25,000/= (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with two solvent sureties, each for the like sum, to the satisfaction of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Thiruvalla. 3. The petitioner shall report before the Inspector of Thiruvalla Excise Range, once in a week, on every Wednesday, between 10 and 11 A.M., starting from 1.11.2006, for a period of three months. J.M. JAMES, JUDGE nj.