IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT THURSDAY, THE 25TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 3RD ASWINA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 3612 of 2008() ------------------------- CP.117/2007 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, THIRUVALLA .................... PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED ---------------------- SADASIVAN PILLAI, AGED 47 YEARS, S/O. BHASKARAN PILLAI, CHETHANPARA THEKKETHIL HOUSE, PULLAD.P.O, KOIPURAM VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH MURALI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.GIKKU JACOB THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J. ---------------------- Crl.M.C.No.3612 of 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of September 2008 O R D E R The petitioner, who faces indictment in a prosecution under the Kerala Abkari Act which prosecution is now at the stage of committal and who has not been arrested and released on bail yet and against whom a warrant of arrest has been issued by the learned Magistrate to procure his arrest, has come to this court with the prayer that directions under Section 482 Cr.P.C may be issued to the learned Magistrate to comply with the directions in Alice George vs.Deputy Superintendent of Police [2003(1) KLT 339] and to consider his application for bail to be filed by him when he surrenders before the learned Magistrate on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously on the date of surrender itself. 2. Sufficient general directions have already been issued in Alice George (Supra). It is not necessary for this court in every subsequent case to issue directions to the Magistracy to follow the dictum in Alice George (Supra). Every Crl.M.C.No.3612/08 2 court is bound to do the same. I have no reason to assume that the same shall not be done. If the directions are not complied with the avenues of challenge/complaint are available for the petitioner. 3. In the result, this petition is dismissed. Subject to the above specific observations. Hand over copy of this order to the learned counsel for the petitioner for production before the learned Magistrate. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) jsr Crl.M.C.No.3612/08 3 Crl.M.C.No.3612/08 4 R.BASANT, J. CRL.M.C.No. of 2008 ORDER 09/07/2008