Application filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
2. Petitioner is the 7th accused in Crime No.382 of 2014 of the Panamaram Police Station, Wayanad District registered for the offence punishable under Section 55(a) of the Abkari Act.
3. The allegation against the petitioner is that on 24.08.2014 at about 06.30 a.m., 630 liters of spirit was illegally transported by vehicle bearing registration No.KL-01AY/9070, and that the petitioner was also instrumental to it. The petitioner has been custody for the period from 18.10.2014 onwards.
4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor.
5. The contents of the CD prima facie reveal that the complicity of the petitioner. The specific allegation against the petitioner is that it was the petitioner who had altered the chassis number of the vehicle and screened that portion by applying metal putty. The allegations against the petitioner are
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2 very grave and serious. Investigation of the case is not over. Considering the seriousness of the allegations against the petitioner, the present stage of investigation and the huge quantity of contraband involved, I am satisfied that the petitioner is not entitled to be enlarged on bail.
In the result, this bail application is dismissed.
Sd/-
B.KEMAL PASHA, JUDGE.
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