Petitioner is accused in Crime No. 669 of 2014 of the Kunnikode Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 55(a) and (i) of the Kerala Abkari Act, for alleged possession of 27 and 1/2 liters of IMFL for sale on 01.06.2014, is in custody from 09.06.2014 and seeks bail.
2. I have heard the learned Public Prosecutor and the learned counsel for the petitioner.
3. The petitioner is not reported to be involved in any other case from the Kunnikode Police Station. Having regard to the relevant circumstances, I am satisfied that further detention of the petitioner is not required. Hence I am inclined to grant relief but subject to conditions.
Application is allowed as under:
(i) Petitioner is granted bail in Crime No. 669 of 2014 of the Kunnikode Police Station and shall be released on bail ( if not required to be detained otherwise) on his executing bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional magistrate and subject to the following conditions:
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(a) One of the sureties shall be a close relative of the petitioner.
(b) Petitioner shall report to the officer investigating the case on every alternate Saturday between 10.00 a.m and 12.00 p.m for a period of two months or until filing of the final report, whichever is earlier.
(c) Petitioner shall report to the investigating officer as and when required for interrogation.
(d) Petitioner shall not get involved in any offence during the period of this bail.
(e) Petitioner shall not intimidate or influence the witnesses.
(ii) In case the petitioner violates any of condition Nos.
(b) to (e), it is open to the investigating officer to move the learned magistrate (until committal of the case if any, and thereafter, before the learned Principal Sessions Judge concerned) for cancellation of the bail as held in P.K Shaji Vs. State of Kerala (AIR 2006 SC 100).
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THOMAS P. JOSEPH, JUDGE.
AS /True Copy/ P.A. to Judge