IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 29TH JUNE 2010 / 8TH ASHADHA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 2360 of 2010() ------------------------- (CRIME NO.403/2010 OF ADIMALY POLICE STATION) PETITIONER: ACCUSED 2: ------------------------- SIJO JOSEPH, S/O.JOSEPH, PALACKATHADATHIL, VELLATHOOVAL P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SUMAN CHAKRAVARTHY SRI.K.A.JOSEPH RAJESH SMT.BINDU GEORGE SMT.K.R.RIJA RESPONDENT: --------------- THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.KAMAPPU THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.2360 of 2010 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of June, 2010 ORDER Petitioner who is the second accused in Crime No.403/2010 of Adimaly Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 376, 323, 420 read with Section 34 of I.P.C. and Sec.3(1)(i) & 3 (2)(v) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, seeks a direction to the Magistrate to release the petitioner on bail on the date of his surrender itself. 2. Accordingly, this Crl.M.C. is disposed of permitting the petitioner to surrender before the learned Magistrate and file an application for regular bail within a period of two weeks from today. In case, the petitioner complies with the above condition, his bail application shall be considered and disposed of on merits preferably on the same date bearing in mind the decisions in Ali Vs. State of Kerala (2000(2)KLT 280), Shanu Vs. State of Kerala (2000(3)KLT 452), Krishna Kumar Vs. State of Kerala (2005(1)KLD (Crl)42) and P.P.Khader Vs. State of Kerala (2005 (1) KLD (Crl)250). V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj