IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2011 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 1500 of 2011() ---------------------------------------- CRIME NO.52/2010 OF PATTAMBI EXCISE RANGE. ....... PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- SASI @ SASEENDRAN, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O. SUBRAMANIAN, PARAKKATTU PUNNASSERY VEEDU, VALLOOR DESOM, PATTAMBI VILLAGE, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.K.MANOJ CHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): STATE ------------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-32. 2. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, PATTAMBI EXCISE RANGE, PATTAMBI-679303. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: tss V. RAMKUMAR, J. ----------------------------------------------- Bail Appln.No.1500 of 2011 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2011 ORDER Petitioner, who is the sole accused in Crime No.52 of 2010 of Pattambi Excise Range, for offences punishable under Sections 8(1) & 8(2) of the Abkari Act, seeks his enlargement on bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor on instructions submitted that no final report has been filed even after 60 days of judicial custody of the petitioner. If so, by virtue of the proviso to Section 167(2) Cr.P.C. the petitioner is entitled to be released on bail as of right. 3. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a bond for `50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned and subject to the following conditions:- 1. Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. Bail Appln.No.1500/ 2011 -:2:- 2. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 3. The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the investigating officer. 4. 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. Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2011. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. skj