India, Sept. 22 -- The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Reporter TV managing director (MD) Anto Augustine in the case booked by the excise department against him for possession of liquor beyond permissible limits at his home in Wayanad district.

Justice Kauser Edappagath passed the order on the petition for bail, filed by Augustine's counsel, after noting that recovery in the case had already been made and that the accused did not have criminal antecedents. A detailed order is awaited.

Excise officials had seized around 67 litres of liquor, including foreign-made foreign liquor, Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) and wine, during raids conducted on September 16 at Augustine's home in Muttil in Wayanad district. The seizures f...