IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 6TH OCTOBER 2008 / 14TH ASWINA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 3726 of 2008() ----------------------------------- CRIME NO.239/2008 OF CHANDERA POLICE STATION ........................... PETITIONER: ----------------- K.MOHANAN, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O. KORAN, KUNDARA HOUSE, P.O.ACHIKANAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.SREEJITH RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. ERNAKULAM. 2. S.H.O.CHANDERA POLICE STATION, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.AMJAD ALI THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J. ---------------------- Crl.M.C.No.3726 of 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of October 2008 O R D E R The petitioner, who has been arrayed as an accused in a crime registered under Section 498A I.P.C; whose application for anticipatory bail has been dismissed by another Bench of this court and who, it is stated in the order rejecting anticipatory bail did not appear before the Lok Adalath as directed by the court, has now come before this court with the prayer that he may be permitted to surrender before the learned Magistrate and seek regular bail. He prays that directions under Section 482 Cr.P.C may be issued to the learned Magistrate to consider his application for regular bail on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously. 2. Sufficient general directions have already been issued in Alice George vs.Deputy Superintendent of Police [2003 (1)KLT 339] and I find absolutely no circumstance in this case to issue any special or specific directions in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner can surrender before the learned Magistrate and the application for regular bail, if filed after Crl.M.C.No.3726/08 2 giving sufficient prior notice to the Prosecutor in charge of the case, will have to be considered by the learned Magistrate on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously in the light of the general directions issued in Alice George (Supra). 3. This petition is accordingly dismissed with the above specific directions. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) jsr Crl.M.C.No.3726/08 3 Crl.M.C.No.3726/08 4 R.BASANT, J. CRL.M.C.No. of 2008 ORDER 09/07/2008