IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 3RD APRIL 2007 / 13TH CHAITHRA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 1992 of 2007() ----------------------------- CMP.364/2007 of J.M.F.C.,NILAMBUR C.R.NO.8/07 OF NILAMBUR EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER : ----------------- SADANANDAN,S/O.GANGADHARAN,KIZHAKKEKARA VEEDU,CHEENIKUNNU,KARAPPURAM DESOM,EDAKKRA AMSOM, NILAMBUR TALUK,MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SUNNY MATHEW RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA THROUGH THE EXCISE INSPECTOR,NILAMBUR EXCISE RANGE,REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` B.A. No. 1992 OF 2007 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 3rd day of April, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the accused in C.R.No.8/2007 of Nilambur Excise Range for an offence punishable under section 8(2) of the Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of 3 litres of illicit arrack on 15.3.2007 and who was arrested on the same day, seeks his enlargement on bail. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application submitting, inter alia, that the petitioner is an accused in another crime involving similar offence. 3. I am not satisfied that both the grounds enumerated under Clause (b)(ii) of Sec.41 A of the Abkari Act are present in this case so as to justify the release of the petitioner on bail. This application is accordingly dismissed. (V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE) aks