IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES TUESDAY, THE 22ND AUGUST 2006 / 31ST SRAVANA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 5085 of 2006 ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 7/2006 OF EXCISE RANGE, PONNANI .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- JAYACHANDRAN S/O.CHATHAPPAN, KUNNATHAPARAMBIL HOUSE, NANNAMUKKU AMSOM, PIDAVANNUR DESOM, PONANI TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, CHANGARAMKULAM P.S.L. BY ADV. SRI.P.CHANDRASEKHAR RESPONDENTS: STATE ------------------ THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR K. RAVIKUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/08/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. -------------- B.A. 5085/2006 ------------------ DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner was arrested with seven liters of coloured arrack, by the Inspector of Excise Range, Ponnani, who registered C.R.No.7/2006 of that Excise Range, under Sections 55(a) and 8(1) & (2) of the Abkari Act. The petitioner remains in judicial custody, from 22.7.2006. Hence this application, under Section 439 Cr.P.C. 2. After hearing both sides and considering the submissions made by either side, including the stage of the investigation, I grant bail and release the petitioner from jail, subject to the following conditions:- (a). The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/-, with two solvent sureties, each for the like sum, to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ponnani. B.A.5085/2006 2 (b). The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer, once in a week, on every Monday, between 10.00 a.m and 11.00 a.m., for a period of two months, starting from 28.8.2006. The application is allowed as above. J.M.JAMES JUDGE mrcs