The court grants bail considering the duration of judicial custody and ongoing investigation stage, establishing conditions for release.

O R D E R

This is an application seeking regular bail filed under Section

483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023.

2. The petitioner is the sole accused in Crime No.186/2025 of Nedumangad Excise Range Office, Thiruvananthapuram. The offences alleged against the petitioner are punishable under Sections 55 (i) and 67B of Kerala Abkari Act .

3. The prosecution case is that on 01.11.2025 at 08.00 am, the petitioner was found in possession of 25 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor for the purpose of sale.

4. The petitioner was arrested on 10.11.2025 and he has been in judicial custody since then.

5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Senior Public Prosecutor.

6. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent of the allegations levelled against him and he has been falsely implicated in the crime.

7. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the bail plea of the petitioner.

8. Having regard to the stage of the investigation and the tenure of judicial custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is of the view that this is a fit case where bail can be granted to the petitioner on conditions.

In the result, the Bail Application is allowed as follows :-

(a) The petitioner shall be released on bail on his executing bond for Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like sum to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional court.

(b) The petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer on all Mondays and Fridays between 10 A.M. and 11 A.M. for a period of three months or till the final report is filed, whichever is earlier.

(c) The petitioner shall not try to influence the prosecution witnesses or attempt to tamper with the evidence.

(d) The petitioner shall not commit any similar offence while on bail.

(e) If any of the bail conditions are violated by the petitioner, the jurisdictional Court will be at liberty to cancel the bail, in accordance with law.

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