IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2008 / 24TH POUSHA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 103 of 2008() ------------------------ CRIME NO.216/2007 OF NILESHWAR POLICE STATION PETITIONER: ACCUSED NO.3 ------------------------ V.SUBRAMANIYAN, S/O.KUNHUNDAN, KIZHAKKAN KOZHUVAL, NILESHWAR. BY ADV. SRI.M.K.DAMODARAN (SR.) RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.S.SIVAKUMAR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = Crl.M.C.No.103 of 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 14th day of January, 2008 ORDER In this petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C, the petitioner who is one of the accused in 152 cases registered as various crimes before the Neeleswaram Police seeks a direction to the J.F.C.M, Hosdurg to release the petitioner on bail on his executing a self bond in all the crimes or on the very same sureties who stood as sureties the 20 other crimes registered against the petitioner for an offence punishable under Section 420 IPC. 2. According to the petitioner, he was only a clerk in the Chitty Company run by V.Balachandran and C.V.Krishnan and he was entrusted with the duty of receiving cash on behalf of the said persons and he had no control over the day to day affairs of the company. The 152 crimes in respect of which release is claimed in this petition are the following:- Crl.M.C.No.103 of 2007 1. Crime No.216/2007 2. Crime No.221/2007 3. Crime No.222/2007 4. Crime No.226/2007 5. Crime No.227/2007 6. Crime No.228/2007 7. Crime No.233/2007 8. Crime No.236/2007 9. Crime No.240/2007 10. Crime No.241/2007 11. Crime No.248/2007 12. Crime No.249/2007 13. Crime No.251/2007 14. Crime No.252/2007 15. Crime No.253/2007 16. Crime No.254/2007 Crl.M.C.No.103 of 2007 3. Heard both sides. I see no reason why the alternate prayer of the petitioner should not be granted. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to surrender before the J.F.C.M-II, Hosdurg and file applications for bail in the above crimes within two weeks from today. In case the petitioner complies with the above condition, his applications shall be disposed of preferably on same date on which the petition is filed permitting the petitioner to be released on bail on the very same sureties who stood as such in the 20 other crimes registered against him. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj