IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 3RD JANUARY 2011 / 13TH POUSHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 8580 of 2010(F) ----------------------------------------- [CRIME NO.55/10 OF VATAKARA EXCISE RANGE, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT] .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: ---------------------------------- SUNIL KUMAR, S/O.ONAKKAN, AGED 50 YEARS, VANNANKANDIYIL HOUSE, PUTHUPPANAM DESOM, VATAKARA TALUK, KOZHIKODE. BY ADVS. SRI.ZUBAIR PULIKKOOL, SRI.P.S.BINU. RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: -------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZE. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. V. RAMKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bail Application No.8580 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 3 rd day of January, 2011. O R D E R In this Petition filed under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C. the petitioner who is the accused in Crime No. 55 of 2010 of Vatakara Excise Range for an offence punishable under Section 58 of the Abkari Act for having been found in possession of 3.24 litres of Indian made foreign liquor seeks his enlargement on bail. Petitioner was arrested on 18.12.2010. 2. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having regard to the nature of the offences, the duration of judicial custody undergone by the petitioner and the other circumstances of the case etc., I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail w.e.f. 13.01.2011 on his executing a bond for `35,000/- (Rupees thirty five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the J.F.C.M., Vatakara and subject to the following conditions: - B.A. No. 8580/2010 -:2:- 1. Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Wednesdays. 2. The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the police till the filing of the final report. 3. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall he attempt to tamper with the evidence for the prosecution. 4. The 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. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv