IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT MONDAY, THE 7TH JANUARY 2008 / 17TH POUSHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 7968 of 2007 ------------------------------------- (IN ST. NO. 5159/2004 PENDING BEFORE THE FILE OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-II, THRISSUR) PETITIONER/ACCUSED --------------------------------- MEHED BABU, S/O.HUSSAIN, AGED 32 YEARS, K.C.MAHAL, NADAKKUTAYA VILLAGE, VADAKARA DESOM, P.O.PUTHUR, VADAKARA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.M.HABEEB RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/01/2008 ALONG WITH B.A NOS. 7971/2007 AND 7974/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ------------------------------------------------- B.A. Nos. 7968, 7974 & 7971 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of January, 2008 ORDER The common petitioner faces indictment in three separate prosecutions – all under Sec.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Two such prosecutions are pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-II, Thrissur and the third is pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-III, Thrissur. The petitioner has come to this Court earlier seeking anticipatory bail and by a common order dated 12/9/2007 in Crl.M.C.Nos.2859, 2865 and 2873/07, those applications were dismissed with the observation that the petitioner can surrender before the learned Magistrates concerned and seek regular bail. There was a direction that the warrants of arrest should not be executed till 20/9/07. The petitioner has come to this Court with these applications for B.A. Nos. 7968, 7974 & 7971 OF 2007 -: 2 :- anticipatory bail. The learned counsel for the petitioners prays that anticipatory bail may be granted to the petitioners. 2. I have adverted to the facts in detail in the said common order dated 12/9/07. I am not satisfied that any better directions need be issued under Sec.438 of the Cr.P.C. It is for the petitioner to appear before the learned Magistrates and seek regular bail in the ordinary course now. I have already directed that the learned Magistrates must consider the applications for bail on the date of surrender itself. No further directions appear to be necessary on that aspect also. 3. These bail applications are accordingly dismissed. Sd/- (R. BASANT, JUDGE) Nan/ //true copy// P.S. to Judge