2025:KER:26739 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN FRIDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 7TH CHAITHRA, 1947 CRL.MC NO. 3047 OF 2025 CRIME NO.190/2002 OF IRINJALAKUDA POLICE STATION, THRISSUR IN LPR NO.28 OF 2017 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT, THRISSUR PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.12: SHINDIL ASHOKAN AGED 42 YEARS S/O ASHOKAN, POTHUMBU CHIRAKAL HOUSE, PULLUR VILLAGE, ANAURULY DESOM, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, PULLUR P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680683 BY ADV RAJESH CHAKYAT RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT-STATE: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN - 682031 2 THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER IRINJALAKUDA POLICE STATION, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680125 BY ADV. M.C. ASHI, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Crl.M.C. No.3047 of 2025 2025:KER:26739 2 ORDER Dated this the 28th day of March, 2025 Petitioner is the 12th accused in Crime No.190 of 2002 registered at the Irinjalakuda Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 324, 326 and 308 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 3(1)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. After committal, the case was numbered as C.C.No.304 of 2006 on the files of the Sessions Court, Thrissur. While so, petitioner left the country for taking up employment abroad. Thereafter, some of the accused faced trial and were convicted. Due to petitioner’s absence, the case against him was split up and later included in the Long Pending Register. This Criminal Miscellaneous Case is filed seeking an opportunity to surrender and for a direction to the court Crl.M.C. No.3047 of 2025 2025:KER:26739 3 below to consider petitioner’s bail application on the day of surrender itself. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that his client had gone abroad under compelling circumstances, since delay would have resulted in loss of employment. It is submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to surrender, but is apprehensive that his bail application will not be considered on the same day. 3. I heard the learned Public Prosecutor also. 4. Considering the limited relief sought, the Criminal Miscellaneous Case is disposed of with the following directions; (i) Petitioner shall surrender before the trial court and move an application for bail, with advance notice to the Public Prosecutor, within two weeks. Crl.M.C. No.3047 of 2025 2025:KER:26739 4 (ii) If petitioner surrenders within the time granted, his bail application shall be considered on the day of surrender itself. (iii) Execution of the non-bailable warrant pending against the petitioner shall be kept in abeyance for two weeks. Sd/- V.G.ARUN JUDGE NB/28-3