Bail may be granted if further detention is unnecessary and a fair investigation can be ensured through stringent conditions.

O R D E R

This bail application is filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

2. The petitioner is the accused in Crime No.62/2026 of Mannarkkad Excise Range Office, Palakkad, registered against him for the offences punishable under Sections 55(i)

and Section 13 r/w 63 of the Kerala Abkari Act.

3. The prosecution case is that on 01.05.2026 at about 12.40 p.m., the accused was found in possession of 6 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor for sale and thereby committed the aforementioned offences.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner/accused contended that he is innocent; that he was falsely implicated. The learned counsel further contended that the petitioner/accused is in custody since 01.05.2026, and he is ready to abide by any condition which may be imposed by this Court and he may be released on bail.

5. The learned Public Prosecutor opposed the bail application.

6. Prima facie there are materials revealing the involvement of the accused in the crime alleged. The accused is in judicial custody from 01.05.2026. Regard being had to the period of detention undergone by him in judicial custody and the progress made in the investigation, this Court is of the view that, further detention of the accused is not necessitated and a fair and full probe can be ensured by granting bail to the petitioner with stringent conditions.

Accordingly, bail is granted to the petitioner subject to the following conditions;

1. The petitioner shall be released on bail on executing a 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.

2. The petitioner shall appear before the Investigating Officer on every Saturday in between 10 a.m. and 11.a.m. for a period of two months or till Final Report is filed whichever is earlier.

3. The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail.

4. If any of the above conditions are violated by the petitioner, the jurisdictional Court is at liberty to cancel the bail in accordance with law. Sd/-