IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT THURSDAY, THE 16TH OCTOBER 2008 / 24TH ASWINA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 3845 of 2008() ------------------------- CRIME NO.215/2008 OF KASARAGOD POLICE STATION PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED NO.3 --------------------------- PADMANABHA, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O. PUTTA.K, SOORLU HOUSE, RESIDING AT SOORLU, RAMDAS NAGAR, KASARAGOD TALUK AND DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.SHRIHARI RAO SMT.N.SHOBHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.U.NAZER THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/10/2008 ALONG WITH CRL.MC.3850/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J. ---------------------- Crl.M.C.No.3845 & 3850 of 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of October 2008 O R D E R The common petitioner in these Crl.M.Cs faces allegations in two different crimes relating to incidents which have taken place in March 2008 wherein he faces allegations for offences punishable including the non-bailable offence punishable under Sections 153A and 452 I.P.C. Crimes have been registered. Investigation is in progress. The petitioner is the third accused in the first case and seventh accused in the other. He apprehends imminent arrest. He has now come to this court with the prayer that directions under Section 482 Cr.P.C may be issued in his favour. 2. It is for the petitioner to either seek anticipatory bail or surrender before the investigating officer or the learned Magistrate and then seek regular bail. If the petitioner surrenders before the learned Magistrate after giving prior notice to the Prosecutor in charge of the case, needless to say, his application for bail will have to be considered on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously as per the stipulations in Crl.M.C.No.3845/08 2 Alice George vs.Deputy Superintendent of Police [2003(1) KLT 339]. I am not persuaded to agree that any further or more specific directions deserve to be issued. I have no reason to assume that the petitioner's application for regular bail shall not be considered by the learned Magistrate in accordance with law. 3. These Crl.M.Cs are, in these circumstances, dismissed but with the specific observations made above. Hand over copy of this order to the learned counsel for the petitioner. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) jsr Crl.M.C.No.3845/08 3 Crl.M.C.No.3845/08 4 R.BASANT, J. CRL.M.C.No. of 2008 ORDER 09/07/2008