IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES THURSDAY, THE 19TH OCTOBER 2006 / 27TH ASWINA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 6233 of 2006(S) ------------------------------ CMP.10927/2006 of J.M.F.C.-II,NEYYATTINKARA C.R NO.58/2006 OF AMARAVILA EXCISE RANGE. .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------- SOMAN, S/O.CHELLAYYAN, KONATHUVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, KUDUMPOTTUKONAM, KEEZHKOLLA DESOM, CHENKAL VILLAGE, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.BLAZE K.JOSE RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, REPRESENTING EXCISE INSPECTOR, AMARAVILA EXCISE RANGE. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAI GEORGE. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/10/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M. JAMES, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No. 6233 of 2006 ------------------------------- Dated this the 19th October, 2006. O R D E R Petitioner was arrested with 1.5 litres of illicit arrack on 5.10.2006, by the Inspector of Amaravila Excise Range, who registered C.R.No.58/2006 of that Excise Range, for the offence punishable under Section 8(1) of the Abkari Act. Petitioner remains in judicial custody thereafter. Hence, this application for bail. 2. After hearing both sides, and considering the facts that are placed before me, I allow this application, grant bail to the petitioner, and release him from jail, subject to the following conditions:- i) The petitioner shall execute 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- II, Neyyattinkara. ii) The petitioner shall report before the Inspector of Amaravila Excise Range, once in a week, on every wednesday, between 10 and 11 A.M., starting from 25.10.2006, for a period of two months. J.M. JAMES, JUDGE nj.