IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 13TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 24TH MAGHA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 653 of 2009() ----------------------------------- CRIME NO.35/1985 OF PATHANAMTHITTA POLICE STATION. ........ PETITIONER(S): 3RD ACCUSED -------------------- PRASANNAN, AGED 48 YEARS, S/O.NARAYANAN, CHARIVUKALAYIL,ADIMURI, ONNUKAL ,PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. BY ADV. MR.V.SETHUNATH RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT / STATE ------------------------ 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA.ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.P.A.SALIM THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: M.N. KRISHNAN, J ----------------------- CRL.M.C.No. 653 OF 2009 --------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of February, 2009 O R D E R This petition is field for a prayer to direct the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate -II, Pathanamthitta to grant bail on the day of surrender itself to scure the ends of justice. A perusal of the petition would show that the offence is of the year 1985 is pending as a long pending case from 1985 onwards and now after a gap of about 23 years after the transfer to the L.P register, the petitioner wants to surrender before the court and face the trial. At least he has chosen to do it now. I do not want to say anything further. The learned Judicial First Class Magistrate -II, Pathanamthitta shall consider the bail application in case of surrender or when brought arrested in L.P.2/1988 as expeditiously as possible in accordance with law. The Crl.M.C is disposed of accordingly. M.N. KRISHNAN,JUDGE vkm