IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST 2010 / 19TH SRAVANA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 3253 of 2010() --------------------------------------- (C.C.NO.391/2008 OF SPECIAL JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE (MARAD CASES) KOZHIKODE) ......... PETITIONER(S): ACCUSED: ----------------------------------------- ANIL KUMAR, AGED 40 YEARS, C/O.RENUKA, KOODATHINGAL HOUSE, P.O.ARATTUPUZHA, PALLISSERY, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.C.HARIKUMAR, SMT.MOLLY KOSHY. RESPONDENT(S): STATE: ------------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERLA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C.S. HRITWIK THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss V. RAMKUMAR, J. = = = = = = = = = Crl.M.C.No.3253 of 2010 = = = = = = = = = = = Dated: 10th day of August, 2010 ORDER Petitioner, who is the sole accused in C.C.No.391/2008 on the file of the Special Judicial First Class Magistrate (Marad Cases), Kozhikkode for an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, seeks a direction to the said Magistrate to release the petitioner on bail on the date of his surrender itself. 2. Admittedly, non-bailable warrants of arrest are pending against the petitioner. The circumstances under which those non-bailable warrants of arrest came to be issued against the petitioner are not discernible to this Court. It is only proper that the petitioner surrenders before the Special Judicial First Class Magistrate (Marad Cases), Kozhikkode and seeks regular bail. Crl.M.C.No.3253 of 2010 2 Accordingly, this Crl.M.C. is disposed of permitting the petitioner to surrender before the learned Magistrate and file an application for regular bail within a period of two weeks from today. In case, the petitioner complies with the above condition, his bail application shall be considered and disposed of on merits preferably on the same date on which it is filed notwithstanding the pendency of any non-bailable warrants against him. Dated this the 10th day of August, 2010 V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) dmb