IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 30TH JULY 2010 / 8TH SRAVANA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 3054 of 2010() ------------------------- CP.48/2008 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, CHANGANACHERRY .................... PETITIONER(S): / ACCUSED NO.1 --------------- MATHEW KUNCHERIA, AGED 53 YEARS S/O.LATE P.M.KUNCHERIA, PARUTHIKKAL HOUSE PULINKUNNU KARA, KUNNUMMA VILLAGE KUTTANAD TALUK, ALAPPUZHA BY ADV. SRI.M.P.MADHAVANKUTTY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.KAMMAPPU THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. = = = = = = = = = = = Crl.M.C.No.3054 of 2010 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 30th day of July, 2010 ORDER Petitioner, who is the 1st accused in Crime No.64/2000 of Chingavanam Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 306 read with 34 IPC and 3(i)(x), (xv) and 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989, seeks a direction to the Magistrate to release the petitioner on bail on the date of his surrender itself. 2. Accordingly, this Crl.M.C. is disposed of permitting the petitioner to surrender before the learned Magistrate and file an application for regular bail within a period of two weeks from today. In case, the petitioner complies with the above condition, his bail application shall be considered and disposed of on merits preferably on the same date bearing in mind the decisions in Ali Vs. State of Kerala (2000(2)KLT 280), Shanu Vs. State of Kerala (2000(3)KLT 452), Krishna Kumar Vs. State of Kerala (2005(1)KLD (Crl)42) and P.P.Khader Vs. State of Kerala (2005 (1) KLD (Crl)250). V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE dmb