IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN MONDAY, THE 29TH JUNE 2009 / 8TH ASHADHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 3362 of 2009() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.30/2009 OF MAVELIKARA EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- CHINNAMMA BABY,W/O. BABY, PUTHUPURACKAL HOUSE, KIZHAKKEVAZHI MURI, THRIPPERUMTHURA VILLAGE, MAVELIKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH MURALI RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------- B.A.No.3362 of 2009 ------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of June, 2009 ORDER This is an application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.30 of 2009 of Mavelikara Excise Range. 2. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 55(a) of the Abkari Act. 3. The prosecution case is that on 28.4.2009, the petitioner was found in possession of 30 litres of spirit. The petitioner surrendered before the court on 11.6.2009. She is in judicial custody. 4. Learned public prosecutor submitted that the petitioner is involved in several cases of similar nature. 5. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the offence and the submissions made by the learned public prosecutor, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. The Bail Application is accordingly dismissed. K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE csl