IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2008 / 24TH POUSHA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 154 of 2008() ------------------------ M.C. NO. 10 OF 2008 OF THE SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, TIRUR PETITIONER: ------------ 1. CHULLIYIL MUSTHAFA, S/O.MUHAMMED, CHULLIYIL, KADALUNDI. 2. MUHAMMED YASIR, S/O.ABOOBACKER, MELEVEETTIL HOUSE, VALLIKKUNNU, ANAYARANGADI. 3. ABDUL MAJEED, S/O.MUHAMMED, PULIKKALAKATH HOUSE, ALINCHUVADU, ARIYALLUR. 4. ANWAR, S/O.BEERAN, THAIKKADAPPURATH HOUSE, ALUNGAL BEACH, PARAPPANANGADI. 5. SIRAJ, S/O.CHERIYA BAVA, KURATHINTEPURAKKAL HOUSE, NEDUVA SADDAM BEACH, TIRUR. 6. ABDUL HAMEED, S/O.AHAMED KOYA, VALIYATHODI HOUSE, KARINKALLATHANI, PAVAYANCHERI, VALLIKKUNNU. BY ADV. SRI.SUNNY MATHEW RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14-01-2008 ALONG WITH OTHER CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON 14/01/2008 PASSED THE FOLLOWING: FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Crl.M.C. Nos.132/08,139/07, 147/08,149/08 and 154 of 2008 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 14-01-2008 ORDER In these petitions filed under Sec. 482 Cr.P.C. petitioners are respectively the counter petitioners in M.C. Nos. 2/08,6/08, 16/08, 37/07 and 10 of 2008 on the file of the Sub divisional Magistrate, Tirur. In all these cases, the petitioners herein have been served with Annexure -1 notice under Sec. 111 Cr.P.C. read with Sec. 107 Cr.P.C. calling upon the petitioners herein to appear before the Sub Divisional Magistrate on 5-1-2008 and to show cause why they should not be directed to execute a cash bond for Rs. 10,000/- with two solvent sureties each for the like amount for keeping peace for a period of one year under Sec. 107 Cr.P.C. 2. The grievance of the petitioners is that they they have been served with the show cause notices only on 4-1-2008 and they are given only one day's time to appear before the Sub Divisional Magistrate and show cause. The petitioners in Crl.M.C. No. 147 of 2008 have a further contention that their case namely M.C. No. 16 of 2007 was advanced to 4-1-2008 and they were also called upon to Crl.M.C. Nos.132/08,139/07, 147/08,149/08 and 154 of 2008 -:2:- show cause on 5-01-2008. Eventhough the provisions of Cr.P.C. do not contemplate any time limit for the Magistrate while passing an order under Sec. 111 Cr.P.C., it cannot be denied that the counter petitioners against whom such a notice is issued should be given reasonable time to verify the allegations in the substance of the information and to give their response to the same. Prima facie, I am not satisfied that the Sub Divisional Magistrate has given such reasonable time to the petitioners. Accordingly, the petitioners are permitted to appear before the Sub Divisional Magistrate on 18-1-2008 and show cause in writing as to why they could not be called upon to execute a bond as proposed. The warrants, if any, pending against the petitioners shall not be executed until then. These Crl. M.Cs are disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani.