IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER 2008 / 26TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 4414 of 2008() -------------------------------------- (C.M.P.NO.3885/2008 OF THE JFCM,MALAPPURAM) PETITIONER(S): -------------------------- JABIR C.,S/O. ASSAIN, CHOLAKKAL HOUSE, OTHUKKUNGAL, MATTATHUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENT(S): STATE: --------------------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,MALAPPURAM POLICE STATION - THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI -31. 2. T.MANOHARAN, SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MALAPPURAM POLICE STATION,MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.GIKKU JACOB BY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PROSECUTION SRI.V.G.GOVINDAN NAIR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/12/2008 ALONG WITH CRL.M.C.NO.4510 OF 2008 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss R. BASANT, J. ------------------------------------------------- Crl.M.C. Nos.4414, 4510, 4511, 4512 & 4562 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of December, 2008 ORDER The District Collector has filed a statement. The learned counsel for the petitioners submit that no further action is necessary in the matter in the light of the statement filed by the District Collector. These Crl.M.Cs. are accordingly dismissed as unnecessary now accepting the statement of the District Collector. SD/- (R. BASANT, JUDGE) Nan/ //True copy// P.S. to Judge Crl.M.C. Nos.4414, 4510, 4511, 4512 & 4562 of 2008 -: 2 :- R. BASANT, J. ------------------------------------------------- Crl.M.C. Nos.4414, 4510, 4511, 4512 & 4562 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of December, 2008 ORDER It is reported by the learned Director General of Prosecutions and confirmed by the learned counsel that all the 5 vehicles concerned in these 5 petitions have already been released to the petitioners concerned. Concerned officers are also present before court. The learned D.G.P. submits that the State does not now want to proceed with further action under Sec.17 of the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007. Appropriate statements shall be filed by the District Collector in these Crl.M.Cs. to that effect. It is reported that many other similar cases are also there before the courts concerned in which identical indiscretion has allegedly been committed by the police officers of not complying with the orders of the Magistrates and creation of records to make it appear that the vehicles have been Crl.M.C. Nos.4414, 4510, 4511, 4512 & 4562 of 2008 -: 3 :- released and later seized again. 2. Call for a report from the learned JFMC, Malappuram and JFMC-I, Manjeri, as to whether there are cases in which such directions for release have not been complied with by the officers concerned. Details of all such cases shall be furnished to this Court by the Magistrates concerned by the next date of posting. Call on 15/12/2008. (R. BASANT, JUDGE) Nan/