IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN THURSDAY, THE 12TH AUGUST 2010 / 21ST SRAVANA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 3314 of 2010() ------------------------- LP.26/2003 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, CHAVAKKAD .................... PETITIONER(S)/ACCUSED: ---------------------- PRADEEP, AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.RAMAKRISHNAN, KURUPPIRI HOUSE, MUTHENMAVU, ORUMANAYUR VILLAGE, CHAVAKKAD TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV SRI.K.K.DHEERENDRAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S)/COMPLAINANT: -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, (L.P.NO.26/2003 ON THE FILE OF JFCM, CHAVAKKAD). BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, J. ------------------------------- CRL.M.C.NO.3314 OF 2010 ----------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of August, 2010 O R D E R Petitioner is the sole accused in S.T.No.1519 of 2002 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Chavakkad. Offences imputed against him relate to violation of the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and Rules, and all of them are bailable. Petitioner had left the country seeking employment soon after registration of the above crime, and, hence, he could not appear before the court till date, with the result, a warrant issued by the court is pending execution. Petitioner seeks indulgence of this Court for issue of an order/direction to the court below to consider his bail application on the date of his surrender. He intends to return to the country as his father is hospitalized and he apprehends of his arrest immediately on his landing in view of the warrant pending for execution. The learned counsel also submits that the petitioner desires to plead guilty to the offences imputed on surrendering before the court. CRL.M.C.3314/10 2 2. In case, the petitioner surrenders within a period of three weeks from today, the learned Magistrate is directed to consider his bail application, preferably on the date of his surrender itself, subject to the other regular work of that court. Having regard to the nature of the offences imputed, the learned Magistrate on his surrender and if he pleads guilty, shall pass appropriate orders without delay. Subject to the above direction, the Crl.M.C. is disposed of. S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN JUDGE prp CRL.M.C.3314/10 3