Petitioners are accused 1 to 3, 5 and 6 in Crime No.100 of 2014 of the Nattukal Police station for the offences punishable under Secs.143, 147, 148, 323, 324 and 326 read with Sec.149 of the Indian Penal Code, apprehend arrest and have filed the application. 2. Learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the application. It is submitted that on 16.06.2014 at about 12.30 p.m., the defacto complainant intervened when his friend, Abdulla was being assaulted and thereon, the petitioners and others attacked the defacto complainant with reaper, iron rod, iron pipe etc. and caused fracture of the little finger. It is submitted that some of the weapons are recovered but, not all.
3. Learned counsel submitted that all the weapons are recovered and detention of the petitioners is not required. It is also submitted that the 2nd petitioner sustained injury in the incident due to the attack by the defacto complainant and others as revealed by annexure A- 1 case sheet.
4. Since it is reported that all the weapons are not recovered, I am not inclined to consider the request for pre arrest bail. Hence, I am inclined to issue directions.
The application is disposed of as under.
1. Petitioners shall surrender before the officer investigating Crime No.100 of 2014 of the Nattukal Police station on 17.06.2014 at 10.00 a.m. for interrogation.
2. In case interrogation of the petitioners is not completed that day, it is open to the investigating officer to direct presence of the petitioners on any other day/days and time which the petitioners shall comply.
3. In case the petitioners are arrested, they shall be produced before the jurisdictional magistrate the same day where it is open to the petitioners to request for bail with intimation given to the Assistant Public Prosecutor concerned at least two working days in advance.
5. If custody of the petitioners is required for any purpose, it is open to the investigating officer to move application before the learned magistrate for the purpose.
6. Learned magistrate shall disposed of the application(s) having regard to all relevant circumstances including whether detention of any of the petitioners is required for recovery of any material object and pass appropriate orders as early as possible.
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THOMAS P. JOSEPH JUDGE / True Copy / NS P.A. To Judge