IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 10TH APRIL 2008 / 21ST CHAITHRA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 1640 of 2008 ------------------------- ST.146/2007 of J.F.C.M-IV, KOLLAM L.P.49/2005 IN C.C.483/2003 OF JFCM-II,KOTTARAKKARA .................... PETITIONER: ------------ SYAM KUMAR.S, S/O. LATE K.SASIDHARAN AGED 34 YEARS, RESIDING AT SYAM VIHAR, MATHILIL CHERRY, THRIKKADAVOOR VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK BY ADV. SRI.V.V.RAJA SRI.R.RENJITH SRI.M.T.SURESH KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM 2. V.SASEENDRA BABU, SANDHYA BHAVAN, MUNDAKKAL, WEST WARD, MUNDAKKAL VILLAGE KOLLAM. 3. THULASIDAS.R.R,AGED 32 YEARS, S/O. RAMACHANDRAN .T. KUZHEEKKAL HOUSE, KOTTAMUKKU, KOLLAM-13 4. SARASAKSHAN S/O. PARAMESWARAN PILLAI, VADAKKEPANAMTHOTTATHIL VEEDU, PLAKKADU, ADICHANALLOOR P.O.,KOLLAM. 5. K.LEELA KRISHNAN PILLAI ARAPPURA VEEDU, ULIYANADU CHATHANNOOR, KOLLAM. 6. PREMJI, SIVAGANGA, VARAVILA P.O. CLAPPANA, KARUNAGAPPALLY. 7. GEETHA KUMARI, HOUSE NO.881 USHUS, VADAKKUMBHAGOM, KOLLAM 8. AJITH NARAYANAN, KUDAKKADA BUILDINGS KAIKULANGARA NORTH, KOLLAM. 9. S.VIJAYACHANDRAN, BABU NIVAS NJARAKKAL WARD, PERINAD. KOLLAM BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. M.S. BREEZE THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = Crl.M.C.No. 1640 of 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 10th day of April , 2008 ORDER The petitioner, who is the common sole accused in S.T.No.146/2007 of Judicial First Class Magistrate-IV, Kollam, in L.P.No.49/2005 in C.C.No.483/2003 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-II, Kottarakkara, S.T.No.958/2007 before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Kollam, S.T.No.960/2007 before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kollam, L.P.No.277/2007 in C.C.No.89 of 2005 of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kollam, C.C.Nos.743/2004, 958/2007 959/2007 and 960/2007 of the Munsiff-Magistrate, South Paravur, C.C.No.692/2005 of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Karunagappally, C.C.Nos.1196/2002, 1229/2002, L.P.No.124/2005 in C.C.No.395/2002 and L.P.No.527/2006 in C.C.No.1867/2003 of Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Kollam, seeks a direction that all the above cases CRL.M.C.NO. 1640/2008 -2- may be tried either by Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Kollam or by the Judicial First Class Magistrate-IV, Kollam. 2. All the above cases are pending before the various Magistrate Courts in the Sessions Division, Kollam. The request of the petitioner is in effect a transfer of all cases to one court so that the same court tries all the cases. For achieving the above result, the course open to the petitioner is not a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C., but a petition for transfer under Section 407 Cr.P.C. But then, he cannot seek a transfer of the cases by filing a petition before this Court under Section 407 Cr.P.C. without first moving the Sessions Court concerned under Section 408 Cr.P.C. in view of the proviso to Section 407(2)Cr.P.C. Hence, this Crl.M.C.is dismissed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to move the Sessions Court, Kollam for transfer of the above cases pending before the various Magistrate Courts in the Sessions Division at Kollam so as to achieve the purpose of the same court trying all the cases. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE ks.