~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. 2. Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.88/2014 of Kattakada Excise Range registered for the offence punishable under Section 55(i) of the Abkari Act.
3. The allegation against the petitioner is that on 15.11.2014 at 12.45 p.m. she was found engaged in conducting sales of IMFL in contravention of the provisions of the Abkari Act at a public place and a quantity of 600 ml. of IMFL, water contained in a plastic bottle and a glass tumbler were seized from her possession. The petitioner has been in custody for the period from 15.11.2014 onwards.
4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor.
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5. The contents of the CD, prima facie, reveal the complicity of the petitioner. The petitioner is a woman. At the same time, the learned Public Prosecutor has pointed out that the petitioner is the accused in crime Nos.39/07, 52/07, 90/07, 21/08, 41/08, 1/09, 41/09, 18/10, 21/11, 35/11, 65/11, 53/12, 71/12, 99/13, 23/14 and 78/14 of Kattakada Excise Range. All the said cases are abkari cases. Considering the series of serious criminal antecedents of similar nature on the part of the petitioner, I am of the view that the petitioner is not entitled to be enlarged on bail.
In the result, this Bail Application is dismissed.
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