IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES THURSDAY, THE 5TH OCTOBER 2006 / 13TH ASWINA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 5937 of 2006() ----------------------------- C.R.NO.25/2006 OF MALLAPPALLY EXCISE RANGE CMP.4555/2006 of J.M.F.C.,THIRUVALLA .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- JINODAS, AGED 23 YEARS, S/O.DASAN, VALLAMPOIKAIYIL VEEDU, PULLITHANAM, KUNNAMTHANAM, MALLAPPALLY. BY ADV. SRI.P.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR SRI.C.S.DIAS SRI.AJITH MURALI RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SRI JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/10/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 5937 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of October, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner was arrested with 8 litres of illicit arrack on 15/09/2006 by the Inspector of Excise Range, Mallappally, who registered C.R.No.25/2006, for the offence punishable under Section 8(1) and 8(2) of the Abkari Act. Hence, this application for bail. 2. After hearing the prosecution and the counsel for the petitioner, I grant bail to the petitioner and release him from jail, on imposing the following conditions:- i. 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 the First Class, Thiruvalla. ii. The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer, once in a week, on every Wednesday, between 10 a.m and 11 a.m, for a period of three months, starting from 11/10/2006. (J.M.JAMES) Judge ms