Renuka v. State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS MONDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF JUNE 2015/25TH JYAISHTA, 1937 Crl.MC.No. 3259 of 2015 ---------------------------------- CP 42/2015 OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT, SASTHAMCOTTA CRIME NO. 159/2008 OF KARUNAGAPPALLY EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, KOLLAM -------- PETITIONER(S)/1ST ACCUSED:

-------------------------------------------- RENUKA, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O. RADHA, DWARAKA, PARIMANAN, NEEDAKARA, KOLLAM - 691 582.

BY ADV. SRI.M.R.SASITH RESPONDENT(S):

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1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM - 682 031.

2. EXCISE RANGE OFFICER, KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM - 690 001.

BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT.SAREENA GEORGE THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15-06-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: msv/

ALEXANDER THOMAS, J.

----------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.3259 Of 2015 --------------------------------- Dated this the 15 th day of June, 2015.

O R D E R

The above captioned Crl.M.C has been filed under Sec. 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with the following prayers: "........................to consider the bail application on same day would filed by the petitioner in C P No 42/2015 pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Sasthamcotta, Kollam." 2.

Heard Sri.M.R.Sasith Panicker, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents.

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Having regard to the totality of the facts and circumstances of this case, it is ordered in the interest of justice that in case the petitioner voluntarily surrenders before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Sasthamcotta (dealing C.P.No.42/2015) within two weeks from today and submit necessary application for recall of the warrant and application for grant of bail, then the court below concerned shall consider those applications on the same day itself, in accordance with law and taking into consideration the facts and

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Crl.M.C.No.3259 Of 2015 circumstances of this case. It is further ordered that the petitioner shall give advance notice to the Prosecutor concerned attached to the court below concerned intimating the date and time of surrender before the court below, at least 24 hours prior to such proposed surrender. It is further ordered in the interest of justice that until orders are passed by the court below concerned as directed above, further coercive steps against the petitioner may be kept in abeyance for the time being. It is made clear that in case the petitioner does not surrender before the court below concerned within the aforementioned period of two weeks from today as directed above, then the directions issued herein above shall automatically stand vacated. It is made clear that it is entirely within the province of the court below concerned to decide on the application for bail in accordance with law.

With these observations and directions, the Crl.M.C stands finally disposed of.

ALEXANDER THOMAS, Judge.

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