IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 28TH OCTOBER 2008 / 6TH KARTHIKA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 4042 of 2008() ------------------------------------- (CRIME NO.1023/2008 OF KOLLAM EAST POLICE STATION) PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED: ----------------------------------------- SAJEEV, S/O.RAMACHANDRAN, UMA MAHESWARA BHAVANAM, SNEHANAGER 109,NEAR KOCHUKAVU, ULIYAKOVIL CHERRY, KOLLAM EAST VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.C.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): STATE & COMPLAINANT: ----------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOLLAM EAST POLICE STATION, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. GIKKU JACOB THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.M.C.No. 4042 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 28th day of October, 2008 O R D E R The petitioner faces indictment in a crime registered under Section 498A I.P.C. Investigation is in progress. The petitioner apprehends imminent arrest. His application for anticipatory bail has already been dismissed. The petitioner had advanced a contention that he has settled his grievances with his wife. But in the next breadth submits that the wife is adamant and is not heeding to his request. 2. Be that as it may, the short prayer is that he may be permitted to surrender before the learned Magistrate and seek regular bail. His application for regular bail may be directed to be considered expeditiously, it is submitted. His application for anticipatory bail having been rejected by the court, the only option for the petitioner is to surrender before the Investigating Officer or the learned Magistrate and seek regular bail. I have no reason to assume that the learned Magistrate would not Crl.M.C.No. 4042 of 2008 2 consider his application for regular bail to be submitted by him when he surrenders before the learned Magistrate on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously, if he files such application with prior notice to the Prosecutor in charge of the case. Sufficient general directions have already been issued by this Court in the decision in Alice George v. Dy.S.P. of Police (2003 (1) KLT 339). I am not satisfied that any special or specific direction deserves to be issued in each case to the learned Magistrate to comply with the directions already issued. 3. This Crl.M.C. is dismissed with the above observations. (R. BASANT) Judge tm