Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.SUDHEENDRA KUMAR FRIDAY, THE 05TH DAY OF APRIL 2019 / 15TH CHAITHRA, 1941 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN CRMP 461/2019 of JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS - I, KARUNAGAPPALLY DATED 21-03- CRIME NO. 42/2019 OF Karunagappally Excise Range Office , Kollam PETITIONER/S: SATYAN AGED 47 YEARS S/O.PARAMU, PADIPPURA VAYALIL VEEDU, PUNNAMKULAM MURI, ADINAD VILLAGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.R.MOHANA BABU AJITH.M RESPONDENT/S: THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-682031. OTHER PRESENT: SRI.C.S.HRITHWIK,PP THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05.04.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: -2-
ORDER
The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.42/2019 of Karunagappally Exchange Range registered for the offences punishable under Sections 55(g) and 8(2) of the Abkari Act on the allegation that on 16.3.2019 at 6.40 a.m., the petitioner was found in possession of ten litres of arrack, 230 litres wash and other utensils for manufacturing arrack, in contravention of the provisions of the Abkari Act.
2. The petitioner was arrested from the spot and ever since he has been in custody.
3. Heard.
4. The learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the application. -3-
5. It appears that there are materials to primafacie
connect the petitioner with the commission of the offence. Since the learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the application, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage in view of the embargo under Section 41A of the Abkari Act, particularly when there are materials to primafacie connect the petitioner with the commission of the offence.
In the result, this bail application stands dismissed. sd B. SUDHEENDRA KUMAR, JUDGE. dl/5.4