IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT THURSDAY, THE 7TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 18TH MAGHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 712 of 2008() ---------------------------- CRIME NO. 527/07 OF KALADY POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- C.VENUGOPAL, AGED 47 YEARS, S/O.LATE CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR, CHIDAMBARAM, POONITHURA, KOCHI. BY ADV. SRI.V.RAJENDRAN (PERUMBAVOOR) SRI.GEORGE VARGHESE KIZHAKKAMBALAM RESPONDENTS: STATE & COMPLAINANT -------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KALADY POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. S.U. NAZAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B.A.No. 712 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of February, 2008 O R D E R Second application for anticipatory bail. The earlier application filed by the petitioner, who faces arrest on the allegation that he has committed the offence under Section 468 I.P.C., was dismissed with observations as per order dt.6.11.2007 in B.A.No. 6509 of 2007. 2. The petitioner now makes a very limited prayer. He now wants to surrender before the learned Magistrate. He prays that the learned Magistrate may be directed to consider and dispose of the application on the date of surrender itself. 3. I am not persuaded to agree that any specific or special directions need be issued in a case like this. Sufficient general directions have already been issued. I need only observe that if the petitioner appears before the learned Magistrate and applies for bail after giving sufficient prior notice to the Prosecutor in B.A.No. 712 of 2008 2 charge of the case, the learned Magistrate must proceed to pass orders on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously . 4. This application is accordingly dismissed with the above observations. (R. BASANT) Judge tm