IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2008 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 1418 of 2008() ----------------------------- S.T.NO. 520/2007 of JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE-I, THAMARASSERY PETITIONER: ACCUSED ------------------- P.K.ABOOBACKER, AGED 40 YEARS, THEYYAMPADI HOUSE, ADUKKATH P0, KUTTIYADI VIA, CALICUT DISTRICT, (KUTTIYADI POLICE STATION). BY ADV. SRI.P.K.JOSE RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ 1. T.MUHAMMED, S/O.ABDULLAH, AGED 60 YEARS, VERAKUNNUMMEL VEEDU, KIZHAKKOTHU AMSOM DESOM TALUK PO, KIZHAKKOTHU, (KODUVALLY POLICE STATION). 2. THE STATE OF KERALA REP BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = Crl.M.C.No. 1418 of 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 7th day of April, 2008 ORDER Petitioner, who is the accused in S.T. No. 520 of 2007 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Thamarassery 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 learned Magistrate and seeks regular bail. Accordingly, this Criminal Miscellaneous Case 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, he shall be released on bail on appropriate conditions. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv