IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2008 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 1929 of 2008() ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ NEELA VASANT PATEL,PROPRIETRIX, M/S.PATEL PLYWOODS,KATTATHARA BUILDING, 40/949,T.D ROAD,KOCHI-682 011. BY ADV. SRI.B.RAMACHANDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. 2. THE ASST.CONTROLLER,LEGAL METROLOGY, PALAKKAD. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.C.SANTHOSHKUMAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J ------------------------------------ Crl.M.C No.1929 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of May, 2008 ORDER Petitioner faces indictment in a prosecution under the provisions of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985. The petitioner had come to this Court long earlier in 2000 with a prayer to quash the proceedings and by order dated 20.12.2000, the said Crl.M.C was dismissed as withdrawn on the basis of the submission of the petitioner that the petitioner intends to make a plea of guilty. The petitioner has now come to this Court with a request that the petitioner wants to make the plea of guilty and the learned Magistrate is not permitting him to plead guilty through counsel. No order is produced. 2. It is for the petitioner to approach the learned Magistrate and make a request. I need only mention that appropriate orders must be passed by the learned Magistrate. 3. This Crl.M.C is accordingly dismissed. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) rtr/-