IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SOPHY THOMAS FRIDAY, THE 4^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022 / 15TH MAGHA, 1943 BAIL APPL. NO. 6254 OF 2021 CRIME NO.63/2021 OF SREEKANDAPURAM EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, KANNUR DISTRICT PETITIONER/ACCUSED:

RAJESH U.K, AGED 36 YEARS S/O. DEVARAJAN, MALAYANALAPPIL HOUSE, IRUVAPPUZHA NAMBRAM, KAYARALAM, PAVANNURMOTTA P.O, KANNUR TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT.

BY ADVS.

V.A.SATHEESH V.T.MADHAVANUNNI V.S.ANAND RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:

STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI 682 031.

ADV.MAYA M.N.,PP THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

04.02.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

SOPHY THOMAS, J.

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Dated this the 04th day of February, 2022

O R D E R

This is a petition for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 of Cr.P.C.

2. The petitioner is the accused in Crime No. 63/2021 of Sreekandapuram Excise Range Office, Kannur registered under Section 55(g) of Abkari Act.

3. The prosecution case is that on 04.06.2021 at 1.30 p.m, the petitioner was found in posse