IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA TUESDAY, THE 3RD FEBRUARY 2009 / 14TH MAGHA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 495 of 2009(B) ---------------------------------------- (CR. NO. 99/2008 OF AMARAVILA EXCISE RANGE) .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ---------------------------------- THULASI, AGED 60, D/O.KUNJULAKSHMI, SUCHITHRA BHAVAN, CHARUVILAKAM, MEKKOLLA DESOM, KOLLAYIL VILLAGE, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK. BY ADV. MR.BLAZE K.JOSE RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, REPRESENTING EXCISE INSPECTOR, AMARAVILA EXCISE RANGE. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. K.S. SIVA KUMAR. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/02/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. K. HEMA, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= B.A. No. 495 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 3rd day of February, 2009 O R D E R Petition for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under section 8(2) of the Abkari Act. According to prosecution, on 31-12-2008 petitioner was found transporting five litres of arrack and on seeing the police, she ran away. 3. Petitioner surrendered before the court on 16-1-2009 and she is remanded. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that petitioner is involved in two other cases of similar nature and hence, stringent conditions may be imposed, but he has no objection in granting bail. 4. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to petitioner on conditions. 5. Hence, petitioner shall be released on bail on her executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate, on the following conditions:- 1) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every alternate day between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. BA 495/09 -2- 2) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. This petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE. mn.