IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2010 / 28TH SRAVANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 5004 of 2010() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.226/10 OF NEYYAR DAM POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (S): PETITIONER ------------------------------ SANKARA PILLAI,S/O.NARAYANA PILLAI THADATHARAIKATHU VEEDU,KOTTOOR, PULIPPARA,KOTTOOR P.O.,ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR SRI.K.S.PRAVEEN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESETEND BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.5004 of 2010 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 19th August, 2010. O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 8(2) of the Kerala Abkari Act. According to prosecution, on 21.7.2010, at about 9 p.m., petitioner was found selling arrack in an estate. 5.700 litres of arrack were seized from his possession. He was arrested from the spot. 3. Petitioner is in custody for the past 29 days. He is aged 70 years. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioner was involved in two abkari cases in the year 2003 and one case, in the year 2004. Hence, stringent conditions may be imposed, while granting bail, but this petition is not opposed, it is submitted. 4. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to petitioner on conditions. Hence, the following order is passed: Petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) with BA NO.5004/10 2 two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the court concerned, on the following conditions : (i) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every day between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., until further orders. (ii) In case petitioner is involved in any offence of similar nature, his bail is liable to be cancelled. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE. tgs