IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH MARCH 2011 / 18TH PHALGUNA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 717 of 2011() ------------------------------ CC.339/2008 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-I, MANJERI CRIME NO.454/2007 OF KONDOTTY POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED ------------------------------- P.T.SATHEESH, S/O.BALAN, AGED 29 YEARS, PATTANMARITHADI HOUSE, POOKOTTOOR AMSOM, PULLARA P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.K.M.JAMALUDHEEN SMT.LATHA PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT & STATE ------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.J.MUHAMMED ANZAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: svs THOMAS P JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.717 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this 09th day of March, 2011 ORDER Petitioner is accused in Crime No.454 of 2007 of Kondotty Police Station and C.C.No.339 of 2008 of the Court of learned Judicial First Class Magistrate (Forest Offence), Manjeri for offence punishable under Sec.379 of the Indian Penal Code. He is alleged to have committed theft of gas cylinders belonging to and from the possession of de facto complainant. Police submitted Annexure-B final report in the Court of learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Malappuram. Therefrom the case was transferred to the Court of learned Judicial First Class Magistrate (Forest Offence), Manjeri. Petitioner is now working abroad and steps against him have been initiated under Secs.82 and 83 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, apart from a non bailable warrant issued to him. Petitioner wants to come back and appear in Court. In the meantime it is requested that proceeding against him may be kept in abeyance. I have heard learned Public Prosecutor also. 2. Learned counsel submits that petitioner is coming to his native place on 14.04.2011 and is prepared to surrender before learned Judicial First Class Magistrate (forest offence), Crl.M.C.No.717 of 2011 -: 2 :- Manjeri before 20.04.2011. Having regard to the circumstances stated, it is directed that coercive steps against petitioner will stand in abeyance until 20.04.2011. It is open to the petitioner to appear before learned Judicial First Class Magistrate (forest offence), Manjeri before that date and seek appropriate reliefs as per law. This petition is disposed of as above. (THOMAS P JOSEPH, JUDGE) Sbna/-