IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR TUESDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2009 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 Crl.MC.No. 3869 of 2009() ------------------------- C.R. NO. 26/2009 OF ANCHAL EXCISE RANGE AND C.P. NO. 124/2009 ON THE FILE OF JFCM COURT I PUNALUR ............................. PETITIONER(S): --------------- RATHEESH, S/O. RAJENDRAN, RATHEESH BHAVAN, BHARATHEEPURAM NEERATTUTHADAM DESOM, EROOR VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PAULY MATHEW MURICKEN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, ANCHAL. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SRI. P.A SALIM THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: jma M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J. ------------------------------------------ Crl.M.C.NO. 3869 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------ Dated 1st December 2009 ORDER Petitioner is the accused in C.P.124/2009 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Punalur. This petition is filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure for a direction to the Magistrate to consider the application for bail on the date of surrender itself. 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. In such circumstances, no direction is warranted. Petition is disposed. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, JUDGE. uj.