{"id":232903,"date":"2007-07-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-sukumaran-vs-the-state-of-kerala-represented-by-on-20-july-2007"},"modified":"2017-02-08T13:40:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T08:10:50","slug":"k-sukumaran-vs-the-state-of-kerala-represented-by-on-20-july-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-sukumaran-vs-the-state-of-kerala-represented-by-on-20-july-2007","title":{"rendered":"K.Sukumaran vs The State Of Kerala Represented By on 20 July, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">K.Sukumaran vs The State Of Kerala Represented By on 20 July, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nBail Appl No. 4413 of 2007()\n\n\n1. K.SUKUMARAN, S\/O.LATE K.KUMARAN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SMT.T.SUDHAMANI\n\n                For Respondent  :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice R.BASANT\n\n Dated :20\/07\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                                  R. BASANT, J.\n\n                         - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n\n                              B.A.No.  4413 of   2007\n\n                         - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n\n                    Dated this the 20th day of   July, 2007\n\n\n                                      O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>        Application  for regular bail.   Allegations are raised under the<\/p>\n<p>Kerala   Abkari   Act.       The   petitioner     was   allegedly   found   to   be   in<\/p>\n<p>possession of 700 ml. of I.M.F.L.    He was arrested on 7.7.2007 and<\/p>\n<p>he continues in custody from that date.   There  is no allegation of any<\/p>\n<p>antecedent criminality against the petitioner.<\/p>\n<p>        2.       The learned  counsel for the  petitioner prays, the learned<\/p>\n<p>Public Prosecutor does not seriously oppose the said prayer  and I am<\/p>\n<p>satisfied   that   the   petitioner   can   now   be   enlarged   on   bail   subject   to<\/p>\n<p>appropriate terms and conditions.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>        3.  In the result:\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>        1)  This application is allowed.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>        2)     The   petitioner   shall   be   released   on   bail   on   the   following<\/p>\n<p>terms and conditions.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>        (a)     The   petitioner     shall   execute   a   bond   for   Rs.25,000\/-<\/p>\n<p>(Rupees  twenty five  thousand  only)   with  two  solvent  sureties  each<\/p>\n<p>for the like sum to be satisfaction of the learned Magistrate.<\/p>\n<p>B.A.No.  4413 of   2007<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                                            2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      (b)       He   shall   make   himself   available   for   interrogation   before   the<\/p>\n<p>Investigating Officer   as and when directed by the Investigating Officer in<\/p>\n<p>writing to do so.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                          (R. 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