IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2011 / 5TH MAGHA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 157 of 2011() ------------------------ CRL.M.P.NO.3661/2010 IN CRL.M.C NO.518/2010 OF SESSIONS COURT, KOZHIKODE CRIME NO.160 OF 2010 OF PERAMBRA POLICESTATION PETITIONER(S)/ACCUSED ---------------------- AJMAL, S/O AMMAD, AGED 26 YEARS, PARAMMEL HOUSE, CHANGAROTH AMSOM DESOM, QUILANDY TALUK, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHARAM.P RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-31. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: THOMAS P. JOSEPH, J. -------------------------------------- Crl.M.C. No.157 of 2011 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of January, 2011. ORDER Petitioner is accused in Crime No.160 of 2010 of Perambra Police Station for offence punishable under Section 308 of the Indian Penal Code. Petitioner was granted bail by the learned Sessions Judge, Kozhikode by Annexure-1, order. As per condition imposed petitioner surrendered his passport. Later he filed Crl.M.P.No.3661 of 2010 before learned Sessions Judge seeking release of the passport which was refused by Annexure-3, order. That order is under challenge. Learned counsel requests that the passport may be released to petitioner. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor submitted that the case has already been committed to the Sessions Court for trial in C.P.No.25 of 2010 of the court of learned Judicial First Class Magistrate, Perambra. According to the learned Public Prosecutor, Investigating Officer apprehends that in case the passport is released to the petitioner and he goes abroad he may not be available for trial. In response learned counsel submitted that the matter has already been settled between petitioner and the defacto complainant. 3. Having regard to the circumstances stated, the appropriate course is to direct learned Sessions Judge to expedite trial of the case since petitioner has time upto 30.05.2011. Crl.M.C.No.157/2011 2 Resultantly this petition is disposed of directing learned Sessions Judge, Kozhikode or the Additional/Assistant Sessions Judge to whom the case is made over for trial to ensure that the case is tried and disposed of as early as possible, at any rate before 30.04.2011. THOMAS P.JOSEPH, Judge. cks