Sulochana v. State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.ABRAHAM MATHEW THURSDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST 2015/22ND SRAVANA, 1937 Bail Appl..No. 4837 of 2015 ---------------------------------------- O.R. NO. 52/2015 OF EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, KONNI, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT ------------------ APPLICANT/ACCUSED :

------------------------------------ SULOCHANA, AGED 56 YEARS, D/O.GANGADHARAN, PUSHPAMANGALATHU VEEDU, KAITHAKKARA MURI, V.KOTTAYAM VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT.

BY ADV. SRI.AJEESH K.SASI RESPONDENT(S)/COMPLAINANT :

---------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED 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 13-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

Msd.

K. ABRAHAM MATHEW, J.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A. Nos.4837 of 2015 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of August, 2015

O R D E R

Petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C.

2.

Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.52 of 2015 of Excise Range Office Konni, Pathanamthitta District. She is said to have committed the offence under Section 55(i) of the Abkari Act.

3.

The prosecution case is that she was found selling liquor at a public place. One litre of Indian Made Foreign Liquor was seized from her.

4.

Heard.

5.

The petitioner has been in custody since 02.07.2015. Her further detention is not necessary for competition of the investigation.

In the result, this application is allowed.

1.

The petitioner will be released on bail on her 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.

She shall appear before the investigating officer

B.A. Nos.4837 of 2015 between 11 a.m and 12 noon every Monday and Thursday for three weeks and thereafter every Wednesday for three months or till the final report is filed, whichever is earlier. 3.

She shall not threaten or attempt to influence the witnesses, nor shall she while on bail, get herself involved in any criminal case; nor shall she destroy or attempt to destroy the evidence or interfere with the investigation. 4.

She shall surrender her passport before the lower court concerned of if she does not have one, she shall file an affidavit to that effect within five days of her release. 5.

She shall not leave India without the previous permission of the court of enquiry or trial court as the case may be.

6.

She shall not enter local limits of Konni Excise Range Office till 02.09.2015 except for complying with the direction in this order.

sd/- K. ABRAHAM MATHEW JUDGE R.AV //True Copy// PA to Judge