IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 2ND ASWINA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 3590 of 2008() ------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN (L.P.NO.58/2000) IN ST.3228/1999 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-II, PALAKKAD .................... PETITIONER: ACCUSED ---------------------- SASINDRAN, S/O.ARUCHAMY, AGED 37 YEARS, VELLAKARANCHALLA, NATTUKAL, CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.RAJESH SIVARAMANKUTTY RESPONDENTS(S): ---------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. GIKKU JACOB THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.M.C.No. 3590 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of September, 2008 O R D E R The petitioner, who faces indictment in a prosecution for offences punishable, inter alia, under Section 294B I.P.C. and whose case has been transferred to the list of long pending cases consequent to his failure/omission to appear and against whom coercive processes have been issued by the learned Magistrate, has come to this court with this petition for issue of a direction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to oblige the Magistrate to consider his bail application on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously – on the date of surrender itself in accordance with the dictum in Alice George v. Dy.S.P. of Police (2003 (1) KLT 339). 2. I am not persuaded to agree that any special or specific direction deserves to be issued. Sufficient general directions have already been issued by this Court in the decision in Alice George (supra). Every court is bound to follow such directions. Crl.M.C.No. 3590 of 2008 2 I am not satisfied that special or separate direction deserves to be issued in each case to the learned Magistrate to comply with the directions in Alice Georg (supra). I have no reason to assume that the directions shall not be complied with. If there be non-compliance, the avenues of challenge/complaint are available to the petitioner. 4. This application is accordingly dismissed, but with the specific observations. 5. Hand over the order to the learned counsel for the petitioner for production before the learned Magistrate. (R. BASANT) Judge tm