The Court allows the accused to surrender and mandates a fair hearing on bail applications under the Cr.P.C, emphasizing legal protections for defendants.

ORDER

The petitioner is the accused in C.C.No.1/2015 on the file of the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ernakulam, (Trial Court), which has originated from Crime No.207/2014 registered by the Ernakulam Central Police Station.

2. The petitioner states that he got himself enlarged on bail at the crime stage. Subsequently, the petitioner failed to appear before the Trial Court, after the summons was issued to the witnesses. The petitioner has reliably learnt that non-bailable warrant has been issued against him and steps under Sections 82 and 83 of Cr.P.C has been initiated, and notice has also been issued to his sureties. The petitioner is willing to surrender before the Trial Court and get himself enlarged on bail. However, the petitioner is apprehensive that his application may not be considered on the date of his surrender and he may be remanded to judicial custody. Hence, the Crl.M.C.

3. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor.

On a consideration of the facts and the materials on record, without expressing anything on the merits of the matter, I dispose of the Crl.M.C, by permitting the petitioner to surrender before the Trial Court within a week from today (08.01.2026), and file applications to get himself enlarged on bail, recall the non-bailable warrant and also the steps initiated under Sections 82 , 83 of Cr.P.C, after serving advance copies on the learned Public Prosecutor for the respondent. If such applications are filed, within the prescribed time period, the Trial Court is directed to consider and the dispose of the applications, in accordance with law, preferably on the very same day the petitioner surrenders before the Trial Court.