Manoharan R v. Station House Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.ABRAHAM MATHEW FRIDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF MAY 2015/8TH JYAISHTA, 1937 Bail Appl..No. 2914 of 2015 () ------------------------------- CRIME NO. 28/2015 OF KUMBLA EXCISE RANGE, KASARAGOD DISTRICT --------------------- PETITIONER/ACCUSED:

------------------------------------ MANOHARAN.R., AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.LATE RAMAN, IYLA, PARAKATTA DESOM, MANGALPADI VILLAGE, MANJESHWAR TALUK.

BY ADVS.SRI.K.PRAVEEN KUMAR SMT.ANN SUSAN GEORGE RESPONDENT(S)/COMPLAINANT/STATE :

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1. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KUMBLA EXCISE RANGE, KASARAGOD-671 121.

2. STATE OF KERALA, REP BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-682 031.

BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.V.S.SREEJITH THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29-05-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

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K.ABRAHAM MATHEW J.

------------------------------------ B.A.No.2914 of 2015 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 29th day of May, 2015

ORDER

Petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C.

2. Petitioner who is the sole accused in Crime No.28 of 2015 of Kumbla Police Station is alleged to have committed the offence under Section 55(a) of the Kerala Abkari Act.

3. He was found to be in possession of 30 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor which was meant for sale only in Karnataka. He has been in custody since 13.5.2015.

4.Heard.The application is opposed.

5. The police seized 30 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor from the petitioner. There is no dispute that it was meant for sale only in Karnataka. The petitioner is involved in an other case also under the Abkari Act. Prima facie, he has committed the offence. He is not entitled to anticipatory bail.

In the result, this application is dismissed. Sd/- K.ABRAHAM MATHEW, JUDGE cms /True copy/ P.S.to Judge