Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK MENON THURSDAY, THE 05TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020 / 14TH KARTHIKA, 1942 CRIME NO.12/2020 OF Devikulam Excise Range Office , Idukki PETITIONER/A3: ANEESH AGED 18 YEARS S/O. GOPAL RAJ, 8TH MURI LANE, ELLUPETTY ESTATE, WEST DIVISION, KDH VILLAGE, DEVIKULAM TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.LATHEESH SEBASTIAN RESPONDENT/S: STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR OTHER PRESENT: SRI.AJITH MURALI - PP THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05.11.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R
Dated this the 5th day of November 2020 The applicant is the third accused in Crime No.12/2020 of Devikulam Excise Range for having allegedly committed offences punishable under Sections
58 and 67B of the Abkari Act. The applicant states that he was a juvenile on the date of alleged occurrence and had not attained the age of 18. The applicant has also produced birth certificate and school leaving certificate to substantiate his submission that he was a juvenile. Under the
circumstances, the investigating officer is directed to investigate in this regard and the applicant is directed to surrender before the jurisdictional court and seek the benefit of juvenility to be produced before the Juvenile Court of competent jurisdiction. The bail application is disposed of with the above observation. Sd/- ASHOK MENON JUDGE jg