IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 7287 of 2010() ---------------------------------- (C.C.NO.64/2009 OF IIIRD ADDITIONAL JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS COURT, MARGOA IN A GOA STATE) ........... PETITIONER -------------- BINU JAMES, S/O.P.J.JAMES, AGED 35 YEARS, PUTHETTU HOUSE, POTTENKAD P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.DINESH MATHEW J.MURICKEN SRI.P.V.BALAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, RAJAKKAD POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.S.HRITHIWK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: svs/ V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No. 7287 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of November, 2010. O R D E R Petitioner, who is the accused in C.C. 64 of 2009 on the file of the III Addl. Judicial First Class Magistrate, Margoa for an offence punishable under Sec.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Eventhough with regard to a case pending before a court located beyond the territorial limits of State of Kerala, this Court has no jurisdiction to grant anticipatory bail unless the petitioner is sought to be arrested within the limits of State of Kerala, in view of the decision Madhusoodan v. Superintendent of Police. (1992(2) KLT 83). The petitioner is accordingly directed to surrender before the Magistrate concerned and execute a bond for `15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the Officer concerned in the event of his arrest by the Rajakkad Police pursuant to the warrant issued by the trial court on his undertaking that he shall surrender before the trial court on or before 21.01.2011. Dated this the 18h day of November, 2010. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE rv