{"id":38939,"date":"2007-10-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/thomas-assi-vs-state-of-kerala-on-22-october-2007"},"modified":"2015-02-16T01:23:49","modified_gmt":"2015-02-15T19:53:49","slug":"thomas-assi-vs-state-of-kerala-on-22-october-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/thomas-assi-vs-state-of-kerala-on-22-october-2007","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Assi vs State Of Kerala on 22 October, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Thomas Assi vs State Of Kerala on 22 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. 6395 of 2007()\n\n\n1. THOMAS ASSI, S\/O. THOMMAN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.S.RAJEEV\n\n                For Respondent  :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice R.BASANT\n\n Dated :22\/10\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                            R.BASANT, J.\n                         ----------------------\n                       B.A.No.6395 of 2007\n                   ----------------------------------------\n             Dated this the 22nd 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 10 litres of arrack on<\/p>\n<p>09\/072007. He was arrested on 20\/09\/2007 and continues in<\/p>\n<p>custody from that date. The petitioner is the accused in one<\/p>\n<p>earlier crime also registered under the Kerala Abkari Act,<\/p>\n<p>submits the learned Public Prosecutor.<\/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>     i)   The petitioner shall not be released on bail on the<\/p>\n<p>strength of this order prior to        27\/10\/2007.         The investigating<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">B.A.No.6395\/07                   2<\/span><\/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.6395\/07    3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">B.A.No.6395\/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 Thomas Assi vs State Of Kerala on 22 October, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Bail Appl No. 6395 of 2007() 1. 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