Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.HARIPAL THURSDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF JULY 2021 / 7TH SRAVANA, 1943 BAIL APPL. NO. 5494 OF 2021 CRIME NO.514/2021 OF KOODAL POLICE STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT PETITIONERS: 1 PRADEEP AGED 52 YEARS, S/O.VASUDEVAN NAIR, NANDANAM HOUSE, NEDUMANKAVU, KOODAL VILLAGE, NEDUMANKAVU P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2 REJEESH AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.RAVEENDRAN, REJEESH BHAVAN,NEAR VELLALOOR POST OFFICE, VELLALOOR P.O., NAGAROOR VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 3 SARASAN AGED 56 YEARS, S/O.PURUSHAN, REMYA BHAVAN, KODUMON VILLAGE, KODUMON P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV C.B.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENT: STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KOODAL POLICE STATION (PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT), REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. SMT. SREEJA V., PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29.07.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: -2-
ORDER
Petitioners are the accused in Crime No.514/2021 of Koodal police station. They have moved this Court under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail.
2. They were arrested on 10.07.2021 after seizing 4.5
litres of arrack and 5 litres of wash and also paraphernalia for making arrack from the house of the first petitioner named 'Nandanam' near hospital junction, Nedumankavu village. Since 10.07.2021, they are in judicial custody.
3. I heard counsel on both sides.
4. It is submitted that they do not have criminal
antecedents. For the last 19 days they are in judicial custody. Investigation has advanced considerably. Therefore, the petitioners shall be released on bail on the following conditions:- i) Petitioners shall execute bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) each with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional court; -3-
ii) They shall not try to contact or influence the witnesses or tamper with evidence; iii) They shall not leave the country without leave of the jurisdictional court; iv) They shall not involve in any crime during the period on bail; v) They shall appear before the Investigating Officer/trial court as and when required;
vi) They shall strictly abide the various guidelines
issued by the State and Central Governments with respect to keeping of social distancing in the wake of Covid 19 pandemic; vii) If any of the above conditions are violated by the petitioners, the jurisdictional court will be a liberty to cancel the bail in accordance with law. This bail application is allowed as above. Sd/- K.HARIPAL JUDGE nkr/29.07.2021