Petitioner is accused in Crime No.23 of 2014 of the Kottarakkara Excise Range office for the offence punishable under Sec.55(i) of the Kerala Abkari Act for alleged possession of 1.400 litres of IMFL for sale on 11.03.2014, is in custody from 26.05.2014 and seeks bail. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor.
3. Petitioner is not reported to be involved in any other case from the Kottarakkara Excise Range office. Having regard to the relevant circumstances, I am inclined to think that further custody of the petitioner is not required. Hence I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner but subject to conditions.
The application is allowed as under:
Petitioner is granted bail in Crime No.23 of 2014 of the Kottarakkara Excise Range office and shall be released (if not required to be detained otherwise) on bail on his executing bond for Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty five thousand only) with two sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional magistrate and subject to the following conditions:
(a) One of the sureties shall be a close relative of the petitioner.
(b) Petitioner shall report to the investigating officer on every alternate Saturday between 10.00 am and 12.00 pm 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 any offence during the period of this bail.
(e) Petitioner shall not intimidate or influence the witnesses.
(f) In case any of condition nos.(b) to (e) is violated, it is open to the investigating officer to file application before the learned magistrate (until committal of the case if any, and thereafter before the learned Principal Sessions Judge concerned) for cancellation of the bail granted hereby, as held in P.K. Shaji V. State of Kerala (AIR 2006 SC 100).
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THOMAS P. JOSEPH JUDGE / True Copy / NS P.A. To Judge