IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2009 / 30TH POUSHA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 298 of 2009() ------------------------ CRL.M.C. 2763 OF 2008 PETITIONER: --------------- ARUN KUMAR K., S/O. PROF. M.K. GANGADHARAN KALLARA HOUSE, MUNDELA P.O. VELLANADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. HAVING AN OFFICE ADDRESS AT M/S. HORIZON BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS 14/D1 MAHARAJA COMPLEX, SOUGH NADA GURUVAYUR, PIN 680 101. BY ADV. SRI.K.R.VINOD RESPONDENT: --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. P.A. SALIM THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.M.C.No. 298 of 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of January, 2009 O R D E R The petitioner faces indictment in many prosecutions under Section 138 of the N.I. Act. He came to this Court with Crl.M.C.2763 of 2008 and the same was disposed of by order dt.23.7.2008. According to the petitioner there are six more cases pending against him and the short prayer made in this Crl.M.C. is that the benefit/advantage of the order dt. 23.7.08 in Crl.M.C.2763 of 2008 may be extended to the six cases which are also pending against him. 2. Notwithstanding the technicality that separate applications have not been filed in respect of six cases in question and only a common application has been filed, I am satisfied in the peculiar facts and circumstances of this case that the request of the petitioner can be accepted. I have adverted to facts in detail in the order dt. 23.7.08 in Crl.M.C. 2763 of 2008. I need now only direct that the advantage of the directions issued Crl.M.C.No. 298 of 2009 2 in that order shall be made available to the petitioner in the six more cases which are said to be pending. 3. In the result: a) This Crl.M.C. is allowed. b) It is made clear that the benefit/advantage of the order dt.23.7.08 in Crl.M.C.2763 of 2008 can be claimed by the petitioner in the following six cases also. 1) C.C. 158 of 2008 pending before the J.F.M.C.-V, Trivandrum. 2) C.C.129 and 130 of 2008 pending before the J.F.M.C.-VI, Kozhikode. 3) S.T.987/2008 pending before the A.C.J.M. Court, Trivandrum. 4) C.C.582 of 2008 pending before the J.F.M.C., Perumbavoor. 5) S.T.1423/2007 pending before the J.F.M.C., Changanasserry. 4. The petitioner shall produce copies of this order before all the courts referred above along with copies of the order dt. 23.7.08 in Crl.M.C.2763 of 2008. (R. BASANT) Judge tm