IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2008 / 1ST MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 2481 of 2008(U) ------------------------- CRMP.160/2008 of J.M.F.C.-I, ALUVA .................... PETITIONER: ------------ REGHUNATH, S/O.LATE SANKARAN, PERATH HOUSE, CHIYYARAM KARA, CHIYYARAM VILLAGE, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU SRI.M.GEORGE THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTING THE C.I. OF CHENGAMANAD POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21-01-2008 THE COURT ON 21/01/2008 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J ...................................... W.P. (C) No. 2481 of 2008 ...................................... Dated: 21st January 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner who is the de facto complainant in Crime No. 655 of 2007 of Chengamanad Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 397 and 365 I.P.C. for allegedly decamping with the car in which the petitioner was travelling along with 3.567 kilograms of gold on 11-8- 2007, prays for the issue of certified copies of the orders dated 16-01-2008 and 24-12-2007 in Crl.M.P. Nos. 160 of 2008 and 4666 of 2007 respectively. As per the said orders the learned Magistrate had disposed of the applications for interim custody filed under Sec. 451 Cr.P.C. by the 5th accused and his mother with regard to the properties produced before court some of which, according to the petitioner, are the properties forming the subject matter of theft and properties purchased with the funds realised by sale of gold ornaments allegedly stolen from the petitioner's possession. He wants to challenge those orders for which purpose he had applied for certified W.P. (C) No. 2481 of 2008 -:2:- copies which are not yet received and in the meanwhile, according to the petitioner, steps are being taken to release those items to the 5th accused and his mother. This Writ petition is disposed of directing the Judl. First class Magistrate-I, Aluva, to issue certified copies of the orders in the aforesaid petitions within a reasonable time provided applications for the same have already been filed by the petitioner. In case, the petitioner has preferred applications for certified copies of the orders, the certified copies shall be issued within three weeks of receipt of a copy this order. the properties directed to be released on interim custody to the 5th accused and his mother pursuant to the above orders shall not be released to them (if not already released) for a period of one week of the issue of the certified copies so as to enable the petitioners to file appropriate proceedings against the orders regarding interim custody. V.RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE). ani handover copy W.P. (C) No. 2481 of 2008 -:3:-