IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 17TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 26TH KARTHIKA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 4392 of 2008() ------------------------- CRIME NO.3/08 OF EXCISE RANGE OF BANDADKA PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED --------------- BHAVANI, AGED 39 YEARS W/O.BALACHANDRAN,RESIDING AT PUTHIYAVEETTIL PALAR DESOM, BANDADUKKA VILLAGE, KASARAGOD TALUK KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KODOTH SREEDHARAN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT --------------- STATE OF KERALA THROUGH EXCISE INSPECTOR OF BANDADKA RANGE REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.GIKKU JACOB THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ Crl.M.C. No.4392 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of November, 2008 ORDER Petitioner, a woman, faces allegations in a crime registered alleging offences punishable under the Kerala Abkari Act. Crime has been registered. Investigation is in progress. The petitioner has not been arrested yet. The petitioner had moved the Sessions Court for anticipatory bail. That prayer has been dismissed. The petitioner has not challenged the dismissal of her application under Section 438 Cr.P.C. She has now come with a prayer for issue of direction under Section 482 cr.P.C to ensure expeditious disposal of her application for regular bail. She is willing to surrender before the Investigating Officer or the learned Magistrate. But prays that there may be a direction to consider her regular bail application expeditiously. 2. Sufficient general directions have already been issued in Alice George v. The Deputy Superintendent of Police [2003(1) KLT 339]. It is for the petitioner to appear before the Investigating Officer or the learned Magistrate and then seek regular bail. Needless to say, if an application for regular bail is Crl.M.C. No.4392 of 2008 2 filed by the petitioner after surrendering before the Investigating Officer or the learned Magistrate, every court must consider such bail application on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously. No specific or special directions appear to be necessary. 3. This Crl.M.C is, in these circumstances, dismissed, but with the above specific observations. 4. Hand over a copy of this order to the learned counsel for the petitioner. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-