( 1 ) SHRI Raj Kishore has presented an application under section 526, Criminal Procedure Code. for transfer of two connected cases. State Vs. Raj Kishore and two others, under sections 332/353/186/224/225/34, Indian Penal Code. ; and. State Vs. Raj Kishore under section 61 of the Punjab Excise Act, from the Court of Shri K. N. Joshi, Magistrate 1st Class, Delhi, to some other competent Court.

ACCORDING to the avetments in the application, both the cases were fixed for appearance in the Court of the said Magistrate for 28-3-68, and were adjourned to 8-4-68. On 30-3-1968, the petitioner made an application for change of the date from 8-4-68 to some other date because of his inability to attend the Court. This prayer was granted and the date was changed to 10-4-1968. In spite of this change, the learned Magistrate on 8-4-1968 ordered non-bailable warrants to issue for the arrest of the petitioner and his co-accused. On 10-4-1968, when the petitioner and the coaccused appeared in Court, they learnt of the warrants having been issued and the next date being 18-4-1968. On the date fixed, the petitioner and the co-accused \vere getting their bail- bonds written out by t