IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 2ND FEBRUARY 2010 / 13TH MAGHA 1931 Bail Appl..No. 393 of 2010() ------------------------------- PETITIONER/ACCUSED: --------------------------- PURUSHOTHAMAN PILLAI, S/O.KRISHNA PILLAI, AGED 59 YEARS, THOTTAKATTIL PUTHENVEEDU, ELOOKKARA, MUPPATHADAM P.O., ALUVA. BY ADV. SRI.K.R.VINOD RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. 2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BINANIPURAM POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. BY SRI. V. TEKCHAND PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/02/2010, THE COURT ON 02/02/2010 PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T. SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- B.A. No. 393 of 2010 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 2nd day of February, 2010 O R D E R The petitioner apprehends arrest by Binanipuram police in execution of a warrant issued by the Court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate-14, Bangalore. A photocopy of the warrant was shown to me by the learned Public Prosecutor, in which the case number is mentioned as C. C. No.85259/2009. (It is likely that there is a mistake in noting the case number) It is also seen from the warrant that the offence alleged against the accused is under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The date of the hearing of the case is 21.04.2010. 2. The only submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner may be provided a breathing time to appear before the Court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate-14, Bangalore and seek appropriate remedies or to resort to other legal remedies before the Court having jurisdiction. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the view that three weeks' time can be granted to the petitioner to B.A. No. 393 of 2010 2 seek appropriate relief before the appropriate forum. Accordingly, the Bail Application is disposed of directing the Sub Inspector of Police, Binanipuram Police Station, Ernakulam not to arrest the petitioner for a period of three weeks in execution of the warrant issued by the Court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate- 14, Bangalore in C. C. No. 85259/2009. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE ln