IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 21ST APRIL 2009 / 1ST VAISAKHA 1931 Crl.MC.No. 1374 of 2009() ------------------------- CRIME NO.268/2007 OF VALLIKUNNAM POLICE STATION. PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED NOS.4,5 AND 7 ------------------- 1. SABU S/O. IBRAHIMKUTTY, MUKALU VILAYIL, THALIRADI, VALLIKUNNAM. 2. NOUFAL, S/O. ABDUL SALAM, NOUFAL MANZIL, THALIRADI, VALLIKUNNAM. 3. NIYAS, S/O. KHALID, PALATHINTE KIZHAKKATHIL, THALIRADI, VALLIKUNNAM. BY ADV. SRI.SUNNY MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, THROUGH THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VALLIKUNNAM POLICE STATION. 2. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CHENGANNUR. (RESPONDENTS 1 AND 2 REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM). BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.A.SALIM. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: THOMAS.P. JOSEPH, J. ------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.1374 of 2009 ------------------------------- Dated this the 21st April, 2009 O R D E R Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Public Prosecutor. 2. Petitioners are accused Nos.4,5 and 7 in Crime No.268 of 2007 of Vallikunnam Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 452, 323, 324, 427 and 153-A of Indian Penal Code as also under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Casts and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. This petition is filed seeking a direction to Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kayamkulam, to consider their bail applications on the date of their surrender itself. 3. In the facts and circumstances stated in the petition, petitioners are granted 10 (ten) days time from today to surrender in the court concerned and seek regular bail. Learned Magistrate shall dispose of the application for bail, if preferred on Crl.M.C.No.1374 of 2009 2 its merits as expeditiously as possible. During the said period of 10 days, warrant, if any, issued against the petitioner will stand in abeyance on condition that they shall not go beyond the State of Kerala. Crl.M.C. is disposed of accordingly. THOMAS P.JOSEPH, JUDGE. nj.