Court mandated that bail applications must be considered promptly upon surrendering, ensuring a fair legal process.

ORDER

Dated this the 5^th day of March, 2026 The 1^st accused in C.C.No.1137/2019 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Pathanamthitta, arising out of Crime No.150/2012 of Konni police station, now pending as L.P.No.76/2022 filed this Crl.M.C. under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. , praying for a direction to the learned Magistrate that in case he surrenders and moves a bail application, the bail application be considered on the date of filing itself.

2. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner was not aware of the pendency of this case, which resulted in issuing coercive steps against him. He is ready to surrender before the learned Magistrate within a period of 15 days. His apprehension is that, in case he surrenders and moves the bail application, the same will not be considered by the learned Magistrate on the date of filing itself. 3. Upon hearing the learned Public Prosecutor as well as the learned counsel for the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this Crl.M.C. with a direction to the petitioner to surrender before the learned Magistrate within a period of 15 days from today, and a further direction to the learned Magistrate that, in case the petitioner surrenders as above, and moves the bail application after serving copy to the Public Prosecutor in advance, the same shall be disposed of on the date of filing itself.

Sd/-

C. PRATHEEP KUMAR, JUDGE