IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER FRIDAY, THE 3RD OCTOBER 2008 / 11TH ASWINA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 269 of 2006 ----------------------------- CC.98/2004 of JUDL.FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE'S COURT, NO.II, PEERUMEDU) .................... PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED ---------------------- FR.MATHEW PUTHUMANA, DIRECTOR, MEDICAL TRUST HOSPITAL, MUNDAKKAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN SRI.M.A.RASHID SRI.MATHEW SUNNY RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.MUHAMMED PUZHAKKARA. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: A.K. Basheer, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.M.C. No. 269 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 3rd day of October, 2008 ORDER Petitioner who is stated to be one of the Directors of Medical Trust Hospital, Mundakkayam has filed this petition impugning the direction issued to him by the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, No.II, Peerumedu to appear before the Court as “an additional witness” in C.C.No.98/2004. 2. It is contended by the petitioner that the learned Magistrate was not justified in summoning him as a witness. According to the petitioner, his examination will not be helpful for the prosecution in order to prove the signature of the Doctor in one of the documents produced in the course of the evidence. Several other similar untenable contentions have been raised by the petitioner which prima facie cannot be countenanced. There is no merit in the contentions raised by the petitioner. Crl.M.C is dismissed. A.K. Basheer Judge. an.