IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER 2008 / 2ND KARTHIKA 1930 Bail Appl..No. 6480 of 2008(F) ------------------------------------- CRIME NO.97/08 OF NOORNADU EXCISE RANGE PETITIONER/ACCUSED : ----------------------------- SAJEEV, UDAYAN MUTTATHU, MEKKUM MURI, THAMARACKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.SUNIL KUMAR RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT : ------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, REP. BY EXCISE INSPECTOR, NOORANADU RANGE. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.HEMA, J. ------------------------------------------------- B.A.No.6480 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of October, 2008 O R D E R This petition is for bail. 2. The alleged offence is under Section 55(i) of Abkari Act. According to prosecution, petitioner was found storing 35.525 litres of Indian made foreign liquor for sale on 30.9.2008 and he was arrested on the same day. He is in custody since then. 3. Learned public prosecutor submitted that he has no objection in granting bail, but, stringent conditions may be imposed. Hence, bail is granted to the petitioner on the following terms and conditions: (i) Petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Magistrate Court concerned. (ii) Petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer on every alternate day between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. until further orders. BA No.6480/08 2 (iii) Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail and in case of breach of this condition, bail is liable to be cancelled. The petition is allowed. K.HEMA, JUDGE csl