IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 17TH APRIL 2007 / 27TH CHAITHRA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 2307 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME No. 34 OF 1998 OF SHORNUR POLICE STATION. CP NO.20 OF 1999 OF THE J.F.C.M. COURT, OTTAPPALAM. PETITIONER/4TH ACCUSED ---------------------------------------- BABY @ RAMAKRISHNAN, S/O. KRISHNANKUTTY, CHARAPARAMBIL HOUSE, KANNAYAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PHILIP T.VARGHESE RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT: ------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTING THE C.I. OF POLICE, OTTAPALAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ADV. SHRI JAI GEORGE. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T. SANKARAN, J. ................................................................................... B.A. No. 2307 OF 2007 ................................................................................... Dated this the 17th April, 2007 O R D E R Petitioner is the 4th accused in Crime No. 34 of 1998 of Shornur Police Station. There were 10 accused in the case. The offence alleged against the petitioner and others are under sections 143, 147, 148, 341, 324, 333 and 307 read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code. The case against the petitioner was split up as he was absconding. The Asst. Sessions Court, Ottappalam acquitted all others by judgment dated 25.10.2006 in S.C. 190 of 2000. 2. It is submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was never in the State of Kerala after 1998 as he was employed in different parts of India. Non bailable warrant was issued against him and he apprehends arrest. In the facts and circumstances of the case, there will be a direction that the petitioner shall surrender before the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-I, Ottappalam on 23.04.2007. If an application for bail is moved by the petitioner, learned Magistrate shall dispose of the same on the same date itself. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE. lk