{"id":49601,"date":"2007-11-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-18T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-karunakaran-vs-state-of-kerala-on-19-november-2007"},"modified":"2017-11-12T01:05:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T19:35:57","slug":"k-karunakaran-vs-state-of-kerala-on-19-november-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-karunakaran-vs-state-of-kerala-on-19-november-2007","title":{"rendered":"K.Karunakaran vs State Of Kerala on 19 November, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">K.Karunakaran vs State Of Kerala on 19 November, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nBail Appl No. 7012 of 2007()\n\n\n1. K.KARUNAKARAN, AGED 47 YEARS, S\/O.\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.V.N.RAMESAN NAMBISAN\n\n                For Respondent  :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice R.BASANT\n\n Dated :19\/11\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                                R.BASANT, J.\n                             ----------------------\n                           B.A.No.7012 of 2007\n                       ----------------------------------------\n               Dated this the 19th day of November 2007\n\n                                  O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>      Application for regular bail.           The petitioner faces allegations<\/p>\n<p>under the Kerala Abkari Act.          The petitioner was allegedly found to<\/p>\n<p>be in possession of 5 litres of arrack on 29\/10\/2007. He was arrested<\/p>\n<p>and continues in custody from that date. He has no history of any<\/p>\n<p>criminal antecedents, submits the learned Public Prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>      2.    The learned counsel for the petitioner prays, the learned<\/p>\n<p>Public Prosecutor does not oppose the said prayer and I am satisfied<\/p>\n<p>that 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 can<\/p>\n<p>now be enlarged on bail on the following terms and conditions:<\/p>\n<p>      i)    He shall execute a bond for Rs.25,000\/- (Rupees twenty<\/p>\n<p>five thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to<\/p>\n<p>the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate.<\/p>\n<p>      ii)   The    petitioner      shall       make        himself  available for<\/p>\n<p>interrogation before the investigating officer as and when directed by<\/p>\n<p>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. \/07    2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">B.A.No. \/07    3<\/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 K.Karunakaran vs State Of Kerala on 19 November, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Bail Appl No. 7012 of 2007() 1. 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