IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT THURSDAY, THE 30TH OCTOBER 2008 / 8TH KARTHIKA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 4106 of 2008() ----------------------------------------- (CRIME NO.215/2008 OF POOVAR POLICE STATION) PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED: ----------------------------------------- MANIKANTAN, S/O.VELAYUDHAN, CHARUNINNA PUTHEN VEEDU, BEHIND PUTHENKADA CHANTHA, THIRUPPURAM VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PIRAPPANCODE V.S.SUDHIR RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM (SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, POOVAR POLICE STATION) BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.GIKKU JACOB THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss R. BASANT, J. ------------------------------------------------- Crl.M.C. No. 4106 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of October, 2008 ORDER The petitioner faces allegations in a crime registered initially under Secs.452, 354, 427 and 379 IPC. He is the sole accused shown in the FIR. It is submitted that, in the course of investigation, the allegation under Sec.379 IPC has been dropped and a report to that effect has been filed before the learned Magistrate. The petitioner has not been arrested yet. He has not sought anticipatory bail from any court, it is submitted. He has not surrendered before the learned Magistrate or the Investigating Officer to seek regular bail. The petitioner, in these circumstances, has come to this Court for issue of directions under Sec.482 Cr.P.C. He is willing to appear before the learned Magistrate and seek regular bail. Directions may be issued under Sec.482 Cr.P.C. to consider his Crl.M.C. No. 4106 of 2008 -: 2 :- application for bail on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously, it is prayed. 2. I am unable to agree that any specific directions are necessary in the matter. Sufficient general directions have already been issued in Alice George v. Deputy Superintendent of Police (2003 (1) KLT 339) impressing upon the courts of the need to consider the applications for bail expeditiously. The case against the petitioner is at the investigation stage. I do take note. It is for the petitioner to appear before the Investigating Officer or the learned Magistrate and then seek regular bail. I am not persuaded to agree that any further directions need be issued in the facts and circumstances of this case. 3. In the result, this Crl.M.C. is dismissed with the above observations. SD/- (R. BASANT, JUDGE) Nan/ //true copy// P.S. to Judge Crl.M.C. No. 4106 of 2008 -: 3 :-