Satheesan v. State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.ABRAHAM MATHEW TUESDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF MAY 2015/22ND VAISAKHA, 1937 Bail Appl..No.2285 of 2015 ------------------------------------- CRIME NO.10/2015 OF HOSDURG EXCISE RANGE OFFICE,KASARGOD. ..

PETITIONER/ACCUSED:

----------------------------------- SATHEESAN.K,AGED 44 YEARS, S/O.LATE SUKUMARAN,KOTTAKUNNU HOUSE, CHERUMBATHATTU,RAJAPPURAM P.O, KALLAR,KASARAGOD - 671 532.

BY ADV.SRI.S.VISHNU (TRIPUNITHURA) RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:

--------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, HOSDURG EXCISE RANGE,(CRIME 10/15), REPRESENBTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM.

BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT.LALIZA T.Y THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12-05-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

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K.ABRAHAM MATHEW, J.

------------------------------------------- B.A.No. 2285 of 2015 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of May, 2015

ORDER

Petition filed under Section 439(1) Cr.P.C.

2.

Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.10 of 2015 of Hosdurg Excise Range registered for the offences under Sections 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act.

3.

The allegation is that he was found transporting 3 liters of arrack.

4.

Heard.

5.

The application is opposed. In spite of the stringent provisions in the Abkari Act the petitioner was found transporting arrack, the possession of which is totally prohibited. Though he has been in custody since 16.4.2015, he is not entitled to bail. I am not satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that he has not committed the offence, or that he will not commit it again. In the result, this application is dismissed. K.ABRAHAM MATHEW JUDGE pm