IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 15TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 24TH BHADRA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 497 of 2008() ------------------------ SC.455/2001 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC-I), TRIVANDRUM .................... PETITIONER: ACCUSED: -------------------- SUDHEER, S/O. MOHAMMED HANEEFA, THADATHARIKATHU VEEDU, MATHIRA, MANKODE VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.D.KISHORE RESPONDENTS: STATE & COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, VAMANAPURAM RANGE, NEDUMANGADU TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. S.U. NAZAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.M.C.No. 497 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 15th day of September, 2008 O R D E R When this case came up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner only submits that the petitioner may be permitted to raise all the relevant contentions to seek discharge at the stage of Section 227/228 Cr.P.C. The said request is accepted. This Crl.M.C. can be dismissed without prejudice to the rights of the petitioner to claim discharge under Section 227 Cr.P.C. 2. It is submitted that a warrant of arrest issued by the learned Sessions Judge is pending against the petitioner. He can certainly surrender before the learned Sessions Judge and seek regular bail. Such application, needless to say, must be considered on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously. Sufficient general directions have already been issued by this Court in the decision in Alice George v. Dy.S.P. of Police (2003 (1) KLT 339). No special or specific direction appears to be necessary. Crl.M.C.No. 497 of 2008 2 4. This application is accordingly dismissed. (R. BASANT) Judge tm