IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 5TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 14TH KARTHIKA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 3354 of 2007() ------------------------- SC.932/2005 of I ADDL. ASSISTANT SESSIONS COURT, THRISSUR .................... PETITIONER: ACCUSED ------------------- SUBHASH.T.S., S/O.SUDHAN, THASHISSERY HOUSE, KOORKANPARA, KUNNAMKULAM P.O., THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT SRI.RANJIT BABU RESPONDENTS: STATE ------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.GIKKU JACOB THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J. ---------------------- Crl.M.C.No.3354 of 2007 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of November 2007 O R D E R The petitioner faces indictment in a prosecution for offences punishable inter alia under Section 308 read with 149 I.P.C and Section 27 of the Arms Act. Investigation is complete. Final report has already been filed. The sessions case has been registered. The petitioner was not able to appear before the First Additional Assistant Sessions Judge before whom the case is pending as S.C.No.932/05. Coercive processes have been issued against the petitioner. The petitioner apprehends imminent arrest. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is absolutely innocent. His absence earlier was not wilful or deliberate. The petitioner is willing to surrender before the learned Magistrate and seek regular bail. But he apprehends that his application for bail may not be considered by the learned Magistrate on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously. He, therefore, prays that directions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. may be issued to the learned Magistrate to release the petitioner on bail when he appears and applies for bail. Crl.M.C.No.3354/07 2 3. It is for the petitioner to appear before the learned Magistrate and explain to the learned Magistrate, the circumstances under which he could not earlier appear before the learned Magistrate. I find absolutely no reason to assume that the learned Magistrate would not consider the application for bail to be filed by the petitioner on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously. Every court must do the same. No special or specific directions appear to be necessary. Sufficient general directions have been issued in Alice George vs. Deputy Superintendent of Police [2003(1)KLT 339]. 4. In the result, this Criminal Miscellaneous Case is dismissed but with the specific observation that if the petitioner surrenders before the learned Magistrate and applies for bail, after giving sufficient prior notice to the Prosecutor in charge of the case, the learned Magistrate must proceed to pass appropriate orders on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously - on the date of surrender itself. Hand over copy of this order to the learned counsel for the petitioner. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) jsr Crl.M.C.No.3354/07 3 Crl.M.C.No.3354/07 4 R.BASANT, J. CRL.M.CNo. ORDER 21ST DAY OF MAY2007