IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 7TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 18TH MAGHA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 588 of 2008() ------------------------ ST.310/2007 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, MAVELIKKARA .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED: -------------------------- HAREENDRANTHA , S/O. GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI, AYANIVELIL HOUSE, KAMPALADI, PORUVAZHI (P.O), KUNNATHOOR, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH MURALI RESPONDENTS: ----------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE 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 07.02.2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J. ========================== CRL.M.C. No. 588 of 2008 ========================== Dated this the 7th day of February, 2008. O R D E R The petitioner, who is the accused in S.C. No. 310/2007 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Mavelikkara in a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act,1881 is facing non-bailable warrants of arrest consequent on his non-appearance before that court. The circumstances under which non-bailable warrants of arrest came to be issued against him are not discernible to this Court. The only course open to the petitioner is to surrender before the Magistrate and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the court and file an application for regular bail within two weeks from today, he shall be released on bail on appropriate conditions without insisting on any cash security. This Crl. M.C is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv