IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2008 / 19TH CHAITHRA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 1471 of 2008() ------------------------- PETITIONER: ACCUSED ------------------- KANNAN,S/O. MANMADAN NAIR AZWATHI HOUSE, KOTTAKADA PATHANAMTHITTA BY ADV. SRI.K.ANAND RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-31 2. S.I. OF POLICE HEMAMBIKA POLICE STATION PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S.BREEZE THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Crl.M.C. No. 1471 of 2008 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 08-04-2008 ORDER Petitioner who is the first accused in C.C. No. 197 of 2007 on the file of the J.F.C.M.III, Palakkad for offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 323, 324 read with Sec. 149 I.P.C. seeks a direction to the said Magistrate to release the petitioner on bail on the date of his surrender itself. Accordingly, this Crl.M.C. is disposed of permitting the petitioner to surrender before the learned Magistrate and file an application for regular bail within a period of two weeks from today. In case, the petitioner complies with the above condition, his bail application shall be considered and disposed of on merits preferably on the same date on which it is filed notwithstanding the pendency of any non-bailable warrants, if any, against him and after considering the explanation offered by the petitioner for his previous non-appearance and also on the ground that the co-accused have been acquitted after trial. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani