Petitioner is accused in C.R. No.331 of 2014 of the Peerumedu Police station for offence punishable under Secs.55(a) and (i) of the Kerala Abkari Act for alleged possession of 3.750 litres of IMFL for sale on 27.05.2014, is in custody since then and seeks bail. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. Learned counsel submitted that as per the instruction given, the petitioner is not involved in any other case.
3. I am satisfied that further detention of the petitioner is not required. Hence, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner but subject to conditions.
Application is allowed as under.
Petitioner is granted bail in C.R. No.331 of 2014 of the Peerumedu Police station and shall be released on bail ( if not required to be detained otherwise) on his executing bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty five thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional magistrate and subject to the following conditions:
(a) Petitioner shall report to the investigating officer on every alternate Saturday between 10.00 am and 12.00 pm for a period of two months or until filing of the final report, whichever is earlier.
(b) Petitioner shall report to the investigating officer as and when required for interrogation.
(c) Petitioner shall not get involved any offence during the period of this bail.
(d) Petitioner shall not intimidate or influence the witnesses.
(e) In case any of the above conditions is violated, it is open to the investigating officer to file application before the learned magistrate (until committal of the case if any, and thereafter before the learned Principal Sessions Judge concerned) for cancellation of the bail granted hereby, as held in P.K. Shaji V. State of Kerala (AIR 2006 SC 100).
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THOMAS P. JOSEPH JUDGE / True Copy / NS P.A. To Judge