IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 18TH JANUARY 2008 / 28TH POUSHA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 218 of 2008() ---------------------------- C.C. NO. 1110/1990 of JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE, THIRUVALLA PETITIONER: ACCUSED NO.5 -------------------------------- ANNAMMA ALEXANDER, W/O. MR. T.C.ALEXANDER, THOTTUMUKHATHU HOUSE, NALANJIRA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.PHILIP MATHEW RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. NOBLE MATHEW, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J. ========================== CRL.M.C. No. 218 of 2008 ========================== Dated this the 18th day of January, 2008. ORDER The petitioner, who is the 5th accused in C.C. No. 1110/1999 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Thiruvalla for offences punishable under Sections 403, 406, 409, 420 and 120 (b) of the Indian Penal Code , seeks a direction to the said Magistrate to consider her petition for discharge without insisting on her personal appearance and to permit her to argue the petition for discharge in her absence through her counsel. 2. I see no reason why the above prayer should not be granted particularly having regard to the fact that the petitioner is a lady. This Crl. M.C is disposed of directing the Magistrate to consider the discharge petition filed by the petitioner without insisting on her personal appearance and permitting to argue the discharge petition in her absence through the counsel appearing for her. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv