RATHEESH Vs. STATE OF KERALA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioner is the accused in C.P No.42/2021 pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court -II, Pathanamthitta. The above case is charge sheeted against the petitioner alleging offence punishable under Sec. 55(g) of Kerala Abkari Act.

(2.) It is the case of the petitioner that the committal court issued warrant to the petitioner, without issuing summons to him. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to surrender before the committal court. If that is the case, there can be a direction to the committal court to consider the bail application, if any, filed by the petitioner within a time frame. Therefore, the Crl. M.C is disposed of with the following directions;-