IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 17TH JULY 2007 / 26TH ASHADHA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 2212 of 2007() ------------------------- CRIME NO.93/07 OF THE KOLATHUR POLICE STATION PETITIONER: ------------ SHARAFUDHEEN, S/O MOIDEEN, KURUPPANTHODI HOUSE, KAKKOTH, PERINTHALMANNA. BY ADV. SRI.M.SHAJU PURUSHOTHAMAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE REP.BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOLATHUR REP.THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.GIKKU JACOB. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ------------------------------------------------- Crl.M.C. NO. 2212 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of July, 2007 ORDER The petitioner faces allegations under Sec.353 of the IPC. He has been granted bail subject to conditions by the learned Magistrate. One of the conditions is that the petitioner must surrender his passport. The passport has, accordingly, been surrendered before the learned Magistrate, submits the learned counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner now wants return of the passport. According to me, the petitioner must make an application before the learned Magistrate for such return of the passport specifying the nature of the need and the period during which he wants the passport in his possession. When such application is filed giving details, the learned Magistrate must, after hearing the prosecution, consider such application and pass appropriate orders. I do not find it necessary to issue any omnibus directions now, the Crl.M.C.NO. 2212 OF 2007 -: 2 :- petitioner having been enlarged only as per the order dated 23/5/07. 2. With the above observations, this Crl.M.C. is dismissed. 3. Hand over a copy of this order to the learned counsel for the petitioner. Sd/- (R. BASANT, JUDGE) Nan/ //true copy// P.S. to Judge