IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 16TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 25TH BHADRA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 3484 of 2008() ------------------------- C.C.NO.192/07 OF THE JFCM COURT, VAIKOM. CRIME NO.108/97 OF THE KADUTHURUTHY POLICE STATION PETITIONER: ACCUSED ------------------- K.M.MATHEW, AGED 45, S/O.K.J.MATHEW, KANDARAPPALLIL HOUSE, MANJOOR KARA, KURUPPAMTHARA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.NIREESH MATHEW RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KADUTHURUTHY POLICE STATION, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY P.P. SRI. GIKKU JACOB. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ------------------------------------------------- Crl.M.C. No. 3484 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of September, 2008 ORDER The petitioner, against whom a non-bailable warrant of arrest has been issued by the learned Magistrate and who faces indictment in a prosecution under the Essential Commodities Act, prays that the learned Magistrate may be directed to consider the petitioner's application for regular bail on the date of surrender itself. 2. Sufficient general directions have already been issued in Alice George v. Deputy Superintendent of Police (2003 (1) KLT 339) and I find absolutely no reason to assume that the learned Magistrate shall not comply with the directions in the said decision. I am not persuaded to agree that specific directions must be issued in each individual case to the subordinate courts to comply with the directions in Alice Crl.M.C. No. 3484 of 2008 -: 2 :- George. Every court must do the same and if there is non- compliance, appropriate relief can be sought by the petitioner. 3. With the above observations, this Crl.M.C. is dismissed. (R. BASANT, JUDGE) Nan/