IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 31ST JANUARY 2008 / 11TH MAGHA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 470 of 2008() CR.NO.2/2007 TRIVANDRUM EXCISE RANGE CMP NO.110/2008 ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE TRIVANDRUM PETITIONER: ----------------- ABHILASH, S/O.RAGHAVAN, THEKKETHIL VEEDU, THENDAMAM POST, PALLICKAL, PATHANAMTHITTA BY ADV. SRI.SASTHAMANGALAM S. AJITHKUMAR RESPONDENTS: --------------------- THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, TRIVANDRUM, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31.01.2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = Crl.M.C.No.470 of 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 31st day of January, 2008 ORDER The petitioner, who is the sole accused in Excise Cr.No.62/2007 of Thiruvananthapuram Excise Range for an offence punishable under Section 55(a) of the Kerala Abkari Act for allegedly transporting 165 litres of spirit on 07.11.07, seeks modification of the condition imposed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram while granting bail to the petitioner in CMP No.110/2008 insisting that sureties shall produce either solvency certificates or original title deeds of their properties. The petitioner does not take exception to the production of the title deeds by the sureties. But his grievance is that the title deeds will be retained by the court without returning the same after perusal. 2. I do not think that the court below will retain the title deeds of the properties produced by the sureties for showing their title over the properties Crl.M.C.No.470 of 2008 2 offered as security. The court below shall examine the title deeds to ensure that the sureties have valid title over the properties offered and shall thereafter return the same after retaining photocopies of their originals. This Crl.M.C is allowed as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj