IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 11TH APRIL 2011 / 21ST CHAITHRA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 2791 of 2011() ----------------------------- C.C.NOs.8611/2010, 7432/2010 & 8963/2010 OF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE-XVIII, SAIDAPET PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.3 ------------------------------------------- M.K.NASEEMA, W/O.K.B.SATHAR, VALIYA CHETTI PARAMBIL HOUSE, DESABHIMANI ROAD, KALOOR, KOCHI- 682017. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAVEENDRAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TOWN NORTH POLICE STAION, CHITTOOR ROAD, COCHIN-18. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TOWN NORTH POLICE STATION, CHITTOR ROAD, COCHIN-18. 3. ARJUN AMARAVATHY CHITS (PVT.) LTD., 1ST FLOOR, XVII, KALYAN CHEMBERS, OPPOSITE ERNAKULAM DISTRICT CO-OPERTIVE BANK, ERNAKULAM SOUTH, COCHIN-16. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.S.HRITHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ----------------------------------------------- Bail Appln.No.2791 of 2011 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 11th day of April, 2011 ORDER Petitioner, who is the accused in C.C.Nos.8611 of 2010, 7432 of 2010 & 8963 of 2010 on the file of the Metropolitan Magistrate-XVIII, Saidapet for an offence punishable under Section 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 accordingly directed to surrender before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ernakulam and execute a bond for `15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like Bail Appln.No.2791/2011 -:2:- amount to the satisfaction of the Officer concerned in the event of her arrest by the Town North Police, Ernakulam pursuant to the warrant issued by the trial court on her undertaking that she shall surrender before the trial court on or before 23/05/2011. Dated this the 11th day of April, 2011. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj