Vivekanandan @ Podiyan v. State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.HARIPRASAD SATURDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2015/21ST AGRAHAYANA, 1937 Bail Appl..No. 8155 of 2015 ------------------------------------- CRIME NO. 68/2015 OF KATTAKKADA EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, THIRUVANANDAPURAM ---------------------- PETITIONER(S)/ACCUSED:

-------------------------------------- VIVEKANANDAN @ PODIYAN, AGED 63 YEARS, S/O.KUTTAN PANICKER, KADAYARA PUTHEN VEEDU, VARUVILAKATHU, KUNNUMPARA, MALAYINKEEZHU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT.

BY ADV. SRI.G.SUDHEER RESPONDENT(S)/COMPLAINANT:

----------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-682031.

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

A.HARIPRASAD, J.

-------------------------------------- B.A. No.8155 of 2015 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2015

ORDER

Application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

2.

Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.68 of 2015 of Kattakkada Excise Range registered for an offence punishable under Section 55(i) of the Abkari Act. He seeks bail.

3.

Allegation is that on 22.11.2015 at 2.30 p.m. the petitioner was found in possession of one litre of Indian Made Foreign Liquor intended for sale.

4.

Heard both sides.

5.

Learned Prosecutor opposed the bail application. It is submitted that the petitioner is involved in 9 other cases of a similar nature. Considering the nature of allegations and the antecedents of the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant bail to him. Application is dismissed.

A. HARIPRASAD, JUDGE.

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