Katheresan v. State Of Kerala
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.ABRAHAM MATHEW WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF JULY 2015/31ST ASHADHA, 1937 Bail Appl..No. 4294 of 2015 --------------------------------------- CRIME NO. 939/2015 OF PALLITHOTTAM POLICE STATION , KOLLAM ------------------ PETITIONER(S)/SOLE ACCUSED :
-------------------------------------------------- KATHERESAN, AGED 33 YEARS, SON OF SELVA PANDIAN, RESIDING AT PUNNATHALA NAGER-83, KOLLAM WEST-VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT, (FROM DOOR NO:22, MANTHITHOPPU ROAD, SASTHRI NAGAR, KOVIL PETTY, TAMIL NADU).
BY ADVS.SRI.JOHNSON GOMEZ SRI.S.SREEKUMAR (KOLLAM) SRI.ANIL ELGIN SRI.S.BIJU (KIZHAKKANELA) SRI.S.VINCENT SRI.S.JOSE RESPONDENT(S)/STATE :
--------------------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM, THROUGH THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PALLITHOTTAM POLICE STATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.V.S.SREEJITH THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22-07-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
Msd.
K. ABRAHAM MATHEW, J.
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O R D E R
Petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C.
2.
Petitioner is alleged to have committed the offences under Sections 55(a) and (i) of the Abkari Act. He was found to be in possession of 3.35 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor. 3.
Heard.
4.
Learned Public Prosecutor submits that petitioner is not involved in any other case under the Abkari Act. He has been in custody since 01.07.2015. Having regard to these facts, I am inclined to grant his prayer.
In the result, this application is allowed.
1)The petitioner will be released on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only)with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned.
2) The petitioner shall appear before the investigating officer between 10 a.m and 11 a.m. every Friday for four months, or till the final report is filed, whichever is earlier.
3)He shall surrender his passport before the lower court
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concerned or if he does not have one, he shall file an affidavit to that effect within five days of his release. 4)He shall not leave India without the previous permission of the court of enquiry or trial court, as the case may be. 5)He shall not intimidate or attempt to influence the witnesses, nor shall he get himself involved in any other criminal case.
If the petitioner violates any of the above conditions, the court of enquiry/trial is empowered to cancel the bail in accordance with the law.
Sd/- K. ABRAHAM MATHEW, JUDGE DST //True copy// P.A. To Judge