IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 22ND MARCH 2007 / 1ST CHAITHRA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 1675 of 2007() ----------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 07/02/2007 IN ORDER IN CMP.534/2007 of J.M.F.C.-I,KANJIRAPPALLY CRIME NO.6/2007 OF KANJIRAPPALLY EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- DEVASSIA YOHANNAN,AGED 53,S/O.YOHANNAN, VATTAKKUZHIYIL HOUSE,KALAPPURAM KARA,KOOVAPPADY VILLAGE,KANJIRAPPALLY TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.JOICE GEORGE RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/STATE ----------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY IS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- Bail Application No. 1675/2007 ----------------------------- Dated this 22nd day of March, 2007 O R D E R The petitioner, who is the accused in C.R.No.6/2007 of Kanjirappally Excise Range for an offence punishable under Section 8(2) of the Abkari Act for allegedly having been found in possession of 20 litres of illicit arrack on 5.2.2007 and who was arrested on the same day, seeks his enlargement on bail. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application submitting inter alia that the petitioner is an accused in three other crimes involving similar offence. 3. I am not satisfied that both the grounds enumerated under Clause (b)(ii) of Sec. 41 A of the Abkari Act are present in this case so as to justify the release of the petitioner on bail. This Application is accordingly dismissed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE mrcs 2