The court directed the trial court to consider and dispose of the petitioner's regular bail application on the date of his surrender within a stipulated period of 20 days due to the limited nature of the prayer.
Order that the court below shall consider and dispose of the bail application on the date of surrender.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.SUDHEENDRA KUMAR
FRIDAY, THE 16TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2018 / 27TH MAGHA, 1939
Crl.MC.No. 1079 of 2018
CC 101/2013 of J.M.F.C., ERATTUPETTA
PETITIONER(S)//ACCUSED
P.J.JOSEPH S/O JOSEPH, AGED 53 YEARS, PUNNATHANATH HOUSE, BHARANANGANAM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT
BY ADVS.SRI.M.SHAJU PURUSHOTHAMAN SRI.K.S.RAJESH
RESPONDENT(S):
STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM- 682 035
BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.E.C.BINEESH
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16-02-2018, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
STK
B. SUDHEENDRA KUMAR, J.
-------------------------------Crl.M.C. No.1079 of 2018
Dated this the 16th day of February, 2018
O R D E R
In view of the limited nature of the prayer, it is directed that if the petitioner surrenders before the court in C.C.No.101/2013, within 20 days from today and applies for regular bail, the court below shall consider and dispose of the application for bail in accordance with law, on the date of surrender itself.
In the result, this Crl.M.C. stands disposed of as above.
Sd/-
B. SUDHEENDRA KUMAR, JUDGE
STK
//TRUE COPY//
//P.A. TO JUDGE//
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner, who surrendered before the trial court, could apply for regular bail to claim dropped proceedings.
P.J. Joseph
State of Kerala
B. Sudheendra Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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