IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2011 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 1786 of 2011() ------------------------ Criminal Case No. 523 of 2008 pending before the Metropolitan Magistrate Court V, Ahammedabad, Gujrat State. Petitioner/Applicant ----------------- Sri.D. Muraleedharan, S.o. Damodharan, aged 52, Metalic Equipments, Usmaniya Complex, Convent Road, Kollam BY ADV. SRI.JAMES ABRAHAM (VILAYAKATTU) RESPONDENT(S): ------------- 1. State of Kerala represented by Public Prosecutor, High Court of Kerala, Ernakulam 2. The Sub Inspector of Police, East Police Station, Kollam Public Prosecutor Sri. M.S. Breez THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No. 1786 of 2011 ------------------------------- DATED: 3rd March, 2011 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the accused in Criminal Case No. 523 of 2008 on the file of the Metropolitan Magistrate Court -V, Ahemmadabad, Gujarat State 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 the 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), appropriate orders can be passed to the police charged with the duty of executing the arrest warrant to grant bail to the petitioner and to ensure the presence of the petitioner before the court concerned located outside Kerala. The petitioner is Bail Application No. 1786 of 2011 -:2:- accordingly directed to surrender before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kollam, 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 Sub Inspector, East Police Station, Kollam, pursuant to the warrant issued by the trial court on his undertaking that he shall surrender before the trial court on or before 02-05- 2011. Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2011. Sd/-V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE ani/ /true copy/ P.S. to Judge