IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 9TH JANUARY 2007 / 19TH PAUSHA 1928 Crl.MC.No. 60 of 2007() ----------------------- C.C.NO.102/05 OF THE JFCM, OTTAPPALAM. .................... PETITIONER: ACCUSED ------------------- RAVUNNI, UNNINIVAS (COLONY), POST CHUNANGAD, OTTAPPALAM, PALAKKAD DT, NOW RESIDING AT SBI, MUTHUTHALA, PATTAMBI. BY ADV. SRI.SAIBY JOSE KIDANGOOR RESPONDENTS: STATE ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-31. 2. SARFUDHEEN, KOTTUTHODI COMPOUND, R.S.ROAD, OTTAPALAM. BY P.P. SRI.GIKKU JACOB. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/01/2007 ALONG WITH CRMC 61 OF 2006 AND OTHER CONNECTED CASE, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ------------------------------------------------- CRL.M.C.NOs. 60, 61, 67, 68 & 69 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of January, 2007 ORDER The common petitioner in these Crl.M.Cs. faces indictment for the offence punishable under Sec.138 of the N.I. Act in five different prosecutions. The petitioner had come to this Court earlier and another Bench of this Court had directed the petitioner to surrender before the learned Magistrate within a period of two weeks from the respective orders passed in September/October, 2006. The petitioner's application for bail was directed to be considered on the same day and disposed of. 2. The petitioner did not appear before the learned Magistrate within the time stipulated. The petitioner has now come to this Court again with the prayer that an extension of time may be granted and he may be permitted to surrender before the learned Magistrate on 15/1/2007. 3. It is open to the petitioner to surrender before the learned Magistrate on 15/1/2007 as offered by him. Needless to say that his application for bail will have to be considered CRL.M.C.NOs. 60, 61, 67, 68 & 69 OF 2007 -: 2 :- by the learned Magistrate on merits, in accordance with law and expeditiously - on the date of surrender itself unless there are compelling reasons. 4. These Crl.M.Cs. are allowed to the above extent. 5. Hand over a copy of this order to the learned counsel for the petitioner. Sd/- (R. BASANT, JUDGE) Nan/ //true copy// P.S. to Judge