IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.M.JAMES TUESDAY, THE 4TH JULY 2006 / 13TH ASHADA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 3977 of 2006(M) ------------------------------ CMP.3070/2006 of I ADDL. DISTRICT COURT, KOLLAM C.R.NO.111/2006 OF KARUNAGAPPALLY EXCISE RANGE .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED ------------------------------------ MONIKUTTAN, S/O. RAMACHANDRAN, KIDANGILKIZHAKKATHIL VEEDU, FROM KOONISSERIL VEEDU, THAZHAVA, VADAKKUMMURI, THAZHAVA VILLAGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY. BY ADV. SRI.T.GOPALAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.T.K.KUNHABDULLA THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/07/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: J.M.JAMES, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. No. 3977 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of July, 2006 O R D E R The petitioner was arrested on 03/06/2006 at about 7.45 p.m, by the Excise Inspector, Karunagappally Excise Range who registered C.R.No.111/2006 of that Excise Range. The excise officials had seized 20 litres of arrack from the possession of the accused. Hence, the offence under Sections 8(1) and 8(2) of the Abkari Act. 2. Considering the completion of the investigation and there being no other case registered against the petitioner for the offence under the Abkari Act, I grant bail and release him from jail, subject to 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 J.F.C.M, Karunagappally. ii. The petitioner shall report before the Inspector, Excise Range, Karunagappally, once B.A.No.3977/2006 2 in a week on every Friday, between 10 a.m and 11 a.m for a period of two months, starting from 07/07/2006. (J.M.JAMES) Judge ms