IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN MONDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 26TH MAGHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 1027 of 2010() ---------------------------------------- C.C.55892/2009 OF ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BANGALORE. .................. PETITIONER: ------------------ DEEPA VIMAL, W/O.VIMAL, AGED 37 YEARS, 29/1-44A, LANE-II, TOC H ROAD, KOCHI-19. BY ADV. MR.K.R.VINOD RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ERNAKULAM TOWN SOUTH POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE S.I. OF POLICE, PANANGHAD POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. R1 TO R3 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.V. TEKCHAND. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: rs. K.T. SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A. No.1027 of 2010 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 15th day of February, 2010 O R D E R The petitioner, Deepa Vimal, apprehends arrest in execution of the non-bailable warrant issued in C.C.No.55892/2009 on the file of the court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bangalore. It is stated that the offence alleged in the complaint is under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The petitioner apprehends arrest by the Circle Inspector of Police, Ernakulam Town South Police Station or by the Sub Inspector of Police, Pananghad Police Station, Ernakulam. Therefore, she has filed this application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the limited relief which the petitioner prays is a direction not to arrest the petitioner for a period of three weeks to enable her to appear before the court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bangalore and to apply for bail or to resort to other legal remedies before the court having jurisdiction. The prayer made by the petitioner is just and B.A. No.1027/2010 reasonable. Accordingly, the Bail Application is disposed of directing the respondents not to arrest the petitioner in execution of the non- bailable warrant in C.C.No.55892/2009 on the file of the court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bangalore for a period of three weeks to enable the petitioner to surrender before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bangalore and to apply for bail or to resort to other legal remedies available to the petitioner. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE scm