IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 12TH JULY 2010 / 21ST ASHADHA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 2309 of 2009() ------------------------- (CRIME NO.227/2009 OF NEYYATTINKARA POLICE STATION) PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. S.K.JAYACHANDRAN SASTHAVILASAM VEEDU, PERUMPAZHATHOOR, NEYYATTINKARA, 2. JYOTHI KUMAR,.N.B, LALITHA BHAVAN, MAMPAZHAKKARA, PERUMPAZHATHOOR PO, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. LIVINGS KUMAR, CHANIKKUZHI VEEDU, KOLLAMAMVILA, ARUVIPPURA PO, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.RAVIKUMAR RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. 2. THE S.I.OF POLICE, NEYYATTINKARA, POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. VIJAYAKUMARI, KANNETTU HOUSE, KANICHAMKODU, KUTTAPPANA DESOM, NEYYATTINKARA VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. A.AKBAR IPS, ASST.POLICE SUPERINTENDENT, NEYYATTINKARA. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.S.HRITHIK THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. --------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.2309 of 2009 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of July, 2010 ORDER Petitioners, who are accused in Crime No.227 of 2009 of Neyyattinkara Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 3(1)(x) & 3(1)(xi) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and under Sections 294(b), 323 read with Section 34 I.P.C., seek a direction to the Magistrate to release the petitioner on bail on the date of their surrender itself. 2. Accordingly, this Crl.M.C. is disposed of permitting the petitioners to surrender before the learned Magistrate and file an application for regular bail within a period of two weeks from today. In case, the petitioners comply with the above condition, their bail application shall be considered and disposed of on merits preferably on the same date bearing in mind the decisions in Ali Vs. State of Kerala (2000(2)KLT 280), Shanu Vs. State of Kerala (2000(3) Crl.M.C.No.2309/2009 : 2 : KLT 452), Krishna Kumar Vs. State of Kerala (2005 (1)KLD (Crl)42) and P.P.Khader Vs. State of Kerala (2005 (1) KLD (Crl)250). In case petitioners are charge sheeted by the police they will be free to challenge the same if grounds exist to do so. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj