IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR MONDAY, THE 6TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 15TH BHADRA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 3339 of 2010() ------------------------- ST.288/2006 of JUDL.FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-III, PUNALUR .................... PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED: ----------------------------------------- THOMAS JOHN MUTHOOT, MUTHOOT HOUSE, KURAVANKONAM, KAWDIAR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.M.STEPHEN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANTS: ------------------------------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBILC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER, PUNALUR. R1 & R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. P.A. SALIM THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J. --------------------------------------------- CRL.M.C.NO.3339 OF 2010 --------------------------------------------- Dated 6th September, 2010 O R D E R Petitioner, the accused in S.T.288/2006 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court-III, Punalur filed this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure for a direction to the Magistrate to try the case without insisting for the presence of the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that evidence of the prosecution has already been recorded and the case is posted for questioning under Section 313 of Code of Criminal Procedure and the petitioner has filed an application for permission to answer the Crmc 3339/10 2 questions under Section 313 of Code of Criminal Procedure through his counsel and in such circumstances, necessary orders may be issued. 2. If the case is posted for questioning under Section 313 as represented by the learned counsel, Judicial First Class Magistrate-III, Punalur is directed to grant permission to the petitioner to answer the questions through his counsel, if an application is filed for that purpose without insisting for the personal presence of the petitioner. Petition is disposed. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, JUDGE. uj.