Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.515 of 2014 of the Enathu Police Station for the offence punishable under Section 55 (a) & (i) of the Abkari Act for the alleged possession of 2 litres of Indian made foreign liquor. He surrendered on 19.05,2014, arrest was formally recorded on 26.05.2014 and seeks bail. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor.
3. Petitioner is not reported to be involved in any other case from the Enath Police Station. Having regard to the circumstances of the case I am inclined to grant relief to the petitioner as further detention of the petitioner is not required.
Application is allowed as under:
(i) Petitioner is granted bail in Crime No.515 of 2014 of the Enath Police Station and shall be released, 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
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to the following conditions:
(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 final report is filed, whichever is earlier.
(c) Petitioner shall report to the officer investigating the case 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 conditions (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 v. State of Kerala (AIR 2006 SC 100).
THOMAS P. JOSEPH, JUDGE.
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