Petitioners, who are accused Nos.1 and 3 in Crime No.320/2010 of Valappad Police Station for offences punishable under Ss.143, 147, 448, 341, 323, 324 and 308 read with 149 I.P.C. seek a direction to the Magistrate concerned to release the petitioners on bail after considering their bail application.

2. The Sessions Court, Thrissur dismissed their application for bail as per Annexure A1 order dated 24.6.2010 in Crl.M.C.No.1079/2010 on the ground that the petitioners were in custody in connection with Crime No.552/2010 of Irinjalakuda Police Station from 6.5.2010 onwards and that no formal arrest of the petitioners was recorded in Crime No.320/2010 of Valappad Police Station.

3. The petitioners were granted bail in the Irinjalkuda Crime on 1.6.2010 by the Sessions Judge, Thrissur as per Annexure A2 order. Even assuming that the petitioners were not formally arrested in this case (Crime No.320/2010 of Valappad Police Station), the fact remains that on the application filed by the petitioners’ counsel before the learned Magistrate, the petitioners were produced before the Magistrate on 1.6.2010 on the strength of a production warrant (vide Annexure A1 order). If so, the same