Petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C.
2. Petitioner is the 3rd accused in C.R. No.14/2014 of the Chengannur Excise Range, Kottayam registered for the offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(II)(B) and 8 (C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985.
3. The allegation against the petitioner and the other accused is that on 09.09.2014 the petitioner was found in possession of 3.140 kg of ganja. He was arrested on 09.09.2014 and thereafter he has been in custody.
4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor.
5. No criminal antecedents have been reported against the petitioner. Investigation of this case is practically over. Continued detention of the petitioner in custody is not required for the continued investigation of this case. Having regard to the period undergone by the petitioner in custody, the present stage of investigation and the absence of any criminal antecedents on his part, I am of the view that the petitioner can be enlarged on bail.
6. In the result, this Bail Application is allowed and the petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on his executing a bond for `1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) with two solvent sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the court below, and subject to the following terms and conditions:-
(i) The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer in between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on all Thursdays and Mondays commencing from 13.11.2014 for a period of three months or till the filing of the final report in this case, whichever is earlier.
(ii) The petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence or influence witnesses.
(iii) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer.
(iv) The petitioner shall not involve in any offence while on bail.
It is made clear that the violation of any of the conditions stipulated above will result in the cancellation of bail.
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Sd/- B.KEMAL PASHA, JUDGE [True copy] P.S. to Judge