IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 17TH JUNE 2010 / 27TH JYAISTHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 3440 of 2010() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.5/09 OF EXCISE RANGE, ARYANAD, TRIVANDRUM. .................... (S): PETITIONER ------------------------------ SANTHOSH,S/O.SOMAN,CHARUVILA VEEDU, ELAKKODE ANAKODEMURY,VEERANAKAVU VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.SARIN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.3440 of 2010 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 17th June, 2010. O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 8(2) of the Kerala Abkari Act. According to prosecution, petitioner was found in possession of 8 litres of arrack on 10.1.2009 at 11.45 p.m. He abandoned the article and ran away, on seeing the police. 3. Petitioner was arrested only on 12.5.2010 and he is in custody for the past 35 days. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that he is involved in various other cases of similar nature. However, in this case, he has no objection in granting bail. 4. On hearing both sides, I am satisfied that bail can be granted to petitioner on conditions. Hence, the following order is passed : Petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing 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 court concerned, on the BA NO.3440/10 2 following conditions : (i) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every Monday and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. (ii) In case the petitioner is involved in any offence of similar nature, his bail is liable to be cancelled. Petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE. tgs