{"id":41945,"date":"2010-07-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/thulaseedharan-pillai-vs-state-of-kerala-on-22-july-2010"},"modified":"2014-10-26T04:43:14","modified_gmt":"2014-10-25T23:13:14","slug":"thulaseedharan-pillai-vs-state-of-kerala-on-22-july-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/thulaseedharan-pillai-vs-state-of-kerala-on-22-july-2010","title":{"rendered":"Thulaseedharan Pillai vs State Of Kerala on 22 July, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Thulaseedharan Pillai vs State Of Kerala on 22 July, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 13921 of 2010(Q)\n\n\n1. THULASEEDHARAN PILLAI, AGED 52 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER,\n\n3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE,\n\n4. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice V.RAMKUMAR\n\n Dated :22\/07\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                      V.RAMKUMAR, J.\n               -------------------------------------\n                W.P(C) No.13921 of 2010\n               --------------------------------------\n          Dated this the 22nd day of July, 2010\n\n                       J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>     Petitioner, who is the licensee of toddy shops in Group<\/p>\n<p>No.V of Karunagappally Excise Range for the abkari year<\/p>\n<p>2010-2011, is the 2nd accused in CR.No.66\/2010 of Excise<\/p>\n<p>Range, Karunagappally for offences punishable under Sections<\/p>\n<p>58, 57(a) and 67B of the Abkari Act.             The case of the<\/p>\n<p>prosecution is that on 23.4.2010 at 10.15 AM, 150 liters of<\/p>\n<p>toddy allegedly mixed with spirit was seized from the jeep<\/p>\n<p>bearing registration No.KL 23\/B-735 of which the 3rd accused<\/p>\n<p>is the registered owner and 1st accused, the driver. Pending<\/p>\n<p>this writ petition, Ext.P8 chemical analysis report has been<\/p>\n<p>received by the J.F.C.M Court, Karunagappally with regard to<\/p>\n<p>the eight samples drawn from the seized toddy. All the eight<\/p>\n<p>samples show percentage of Ethyl Alcohol below 8.1% v\/v,<\/p>\n<p>which is the maximum fixed by Rule 9(2) of the Kerala Abkari<\/p>\n<p>Shops Disposal Rules 2002 as amended with effect from<\/p>\n<p>14.2.2007. In the light of the said report the Officer-in-Charge<\/p>\n<p>of the investigation of the case shall complete the<\/p>\n<p>investigation and file a final report before the J.F.C.M Court,<\/p>\n<p>W.P(C) No. 13921 of 2010<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                               : 2 :<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Karunagappally expeditiously. The final report shall be filed<\/p>\n<p>within three months of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The<\/p>\n<p>petitioner shall not be visited with any adverse consequences<\/p>\n<p>on the mere fact that the above case has been registered<\/p>\n<p>against him.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                  V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>dmb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Thulaseedharan Pillai vs State Of Kerala on 22 July, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 13921 of 2010(Q) 1. THULASEEDHARAN PILLAI, AGED 52 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, &#8230; Respondent 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, 4. 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