(1.) This is a petition under Sec. 482 Cr.P.C filed at the instance of the state calling into question an order dtd. 1/3/2024 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Sathyamangalam in Crl.M.P.No.1519 of 2024 accepting the surrender of four accused persons and remanding them to judicial custody under Sec. 167(2) Cr.P.C till 6/3/2024.
(2.) The facts giving rise to this petition are as under:-
(3.) Given the aforesaid developments, the state Public Prosecutor had urgently mentioned the matter at 10:30 am on 4/3/2024 seeking permission to challenge the order dtd. 1/3/2024 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Sathyamangalam in Cr.M.P 1519 of 2024. I had permitted the matter to be moved as a lunch motion on the said date and directed the Registry to call for the order. The impugned order reads as follows:-