{"id":206380,"date":"2007-10-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ajayan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-24-october-2007"},"modified":"2017-05-18T13:51:13","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T08:21:13","slug":"ajayan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-24-october-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ajayan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-24-october-2007","title":{"rendered":"Ajayan vs State Of Kerala on 24 October, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Ajayan vs State Of Kerala on 24 October, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nBail Appl No. 6499 of 2007()\n\n\n1. AJAYAN, AGED 24 YEARS, S\/O.PODIYAN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.R.BINDU (SASTHAMANGALAM)\n\n                For Respondent  :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice R.BASANT\n\n Dated :24\/10\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                            R.BASANT, J.\n                         ----------------------\n                       B.A.No.6499 of 2007\n                   ----------------------------------------\n            Dated this the 24th day of October 2007\n\n                              O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>     Application for regular bail.                   The petitioner faces<\/p>\n<p>allegations under the Kerala Abkari Act.                  The petitioner was<\/p>\n<p>allegedly found to be in possession of 4 litres of arrack on<\/p>\n<p>06\/10\/2007. He was arrested on 09\/10\/2007 and continues in<\/p>\n<p>custody from that date. The learned Public Prosecutor submits<\/p>\n<p>that the petitioner has one more case under the Kerala Abkari<\/p>\n<p>Act registered against him.\n<\/p>\n<p>     2.   The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the<\/p>\n<p>learned Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer on<\/p>\n<p>condition that the investigating officer is granted reasonable<\/p>\n<p>further time to complete the investigation and I am satisfied that<\/p>\n<p>regular bail can be granted to the petitioner subject to<\/p>\n<p>appropriate conditions.\n<\/p>\n<p>     3.   In the result, this petition is allowed. The petitioner<\/p>\n<p>can now be enlarged on bail on the following terms and<\/p>\n<p>conditions:\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">B.A.No.6499\/07                   2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>     i)     The petitioner shall not be released on bail on the<\/p>\n<p>strength of this order prior to 31\/10\/2007.       The investigating<\/p>\n<p>officer shall, in the meantime, make every endeavour to<\/p>\n<p>complete the investigation.\n<\/p>\n<p>     ii)    He shall execute a bond for Rs.50,000\/- (Rupees fifty<\/p>\n<p>thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to<\/p>\n<p>the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate.<\/p>\n<p>     iii)   The petitioner shall make himself available for<\/p>\n<p>interrogation before the investigating officer between 10 a.m<\/p>\n<p>and 12 noon on all Mondays and Fridays for a period of two<\/p>\n<p>months from the date of his release and thereafter as and when<\/p>\n<p>directed by the investigating officer in writing to do so.<\/p>\n<p>                                             (R.BASANT, JUDGE)<br \/>\njsr<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">B.A.No.6499\/07    3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">B.A.No.6499\/07    4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>       R.BASANT, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>         CRL.M.CNo.\n<\/p>\n<p>            ORDER<\/p>\n<p>21ST DAY OF MAY2007<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Ajayan vs State Of Kerala on 24 October, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Bail Appl No. 6499 of 2007() 1. AJAYAN, AGED 24 YEARS, S\/O.PODIYAN, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE &#8230; Respondent For Petitioner :SRI.R.BINDU (SASTHAMANGALAM) For Respondent :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Hon&#8217;ble MR. 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