IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR FRIDAY, THE 19TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 30TH MAGHA 1931 Crl.MC.No. 340 of 2010() ------------------------------------ (CRIME NO.1033/2009 OF KUNDARA POLICE STATION) PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED: ---------------------------------------- 1. SHINIKUMAR, S/O. CHANDRAN PILLAI, MANIKANTA VILASOM VEEDU, EDAVATTOM, VELLIMON P.O., KOLLAM. 2. SHIBU @ VIJAYAKUMAR, MANIKANTA VILASOM VEEDU, EDAVATTOM, VELLIMON P.O., KOLLAM. 3. MANIKANTAN, MANIKANTA VILASOM VEEDU, EDAVATTOM, VELLIMON P.O., KOLLAM. 4. ANIL KUMAR, KAVIDIYIL, EDAVATTOM, VELLIMON P.O., KOLLAM. 5. BIJU @ ANIL, S/O. GOPALA PILLAI, KUNNATHU VEEDU, EDAVATTOM, VELLIMON P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. MR.C.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): STATE AND DEFACTO COMPLAINANT: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUNDARA POLICE STATION, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. BALAN, S/O. NARAYANAN, THOTTATHIL VEEDU, EDAVATTOM, PERINADU, KOLLAM. R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.S.U. NAZAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J. =========================== CRL.M.C.No.340 OF 2010 =========================== Dated this the 19th day of February,2010 ORDER Petitioners are the accused in Crime No.1033/2009 of Kundara Police Station registered for the offences under sections 143, 147,323, 341, 506(i), 427, 294(b), 395 read with section 149 of Indian Penal Code and section 3(i)(xi) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Though petition is filed for a direction to delete the offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act and to consider the application, as if no offence under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act is involved, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that subsequent to the filing of the petition, petitioners 2 to 5 were already arrested and remanded and therefore the Crl.M.C.340/2010 2 relief is restricted to the first petitioner and a direction be issued to the Magistrate to consider the application for bail. 2. When an accused surrenders and files an application for bail, Magistrate is expected to pass orders in the application without delay. I find no reason to believe that the Magistrate is unaware of the provisions of law or the decisions of this Court or the Apex Court or that the Magistrate will not act in accordance with law. Hence no direction is warranted. Petition is disposed. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR JUDGE tpl/- M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, J. --------------------- W.P.(C).NO. /06 --------------------- JUDGMENT SEPTEMBER,2006