IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Bail Appl No. 1595 of 2008()
1. CHEMBRAMMAL SREEDHARAN,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY
... Respondent
For Petitioner :SRI.T.K.KUNHABDULLA
For Respondent :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
The Hon'ble MR. Justice R.BASANT
Dated :19/03/2008
O R D E R
R. BASANT, J.
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B.A. NO. 1595 of 2008
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Dated this the 19th day of March, 2008
ORDER
Application for regular bail. The petitioner is arrayed as
the 1st accused in a crime and he faces allegations under the
Kerala Abkari Act. 770 litres of Wash was allegedly seized
from the possession of the petitioner as well as two others on
29/8/08. All the accused persons ran away. Two of them
were subsequently apprehended. They have already been
enlarged on bail. The petitioner had come to this Court with a
prayer for grant of anticipatory bail and by order dated 15/2/08
in B.A.No.564/08 the said application was dismissed. The
petitioner later surrendered before the learned Magistrate on
16/2/08. He continues in custody from that date. The learned
Public Prosecutor reports that the petitioner has no history of
any criminal antecedents.
2. In the absence of opposition, it is not necessary for
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me to advert to the facts in detail in this order. Facts have
already been adverted to in detail in the earlier order dated
15/2/08 referred above.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned
Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer on condition
that the Investigator is granted reasonable further time to
complete the investigation and I am satisfied that the petitioner
can now be directed to be enlarged on bail subject to appropriate
terms and conditions.
4. In the result:
(a) This application is allowed. The petitioner shall be
released on bail on the following terms and conditions:
(i) The petitioner shall not be released from custody on the
strength of this order prior to 24/3/08. The Investigator shall, in
the meantime, make every endeavour to complete the
investigation.
(ii) The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.1,00,000/-
(Rupees one lakh only) with two solvent sureties each for the
like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate.
(iii) The petitioner shall make himself available for
interrogation before the Investigating Officer on all Mondays
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between 10 a.m. and 12 noon for a period of two months and
thereafter as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in
writing to do so.
(R. BASANT, JUDGE)
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