1. Petitioner in Crl.M.C.No.1187 of 2008 is the 1st accused in C.C.No.176 of 2007 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam. The case was registered by the Central Police, Kochi City as Crime No.847 of 2007 under Sections 3, 4 and 7 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (in short, "the Act"). Petitioner in Crl.R.P.No.3991 of 2007 is the 5th accused in the crime.

2. The allegations in common against the accused persons, in nut-shell, are as follows:

A Police Officer got an information on 05.06.2007 at about 5.30 p.m. that prostitution was going on in Kerala Ayurveda Chikilsakendram, housed in building No.39/1440 of Cochin Corporation. On receiving the information, the City Police Commissioner, Kochi authorised the Circle Inspector of Police, Ernakulam Town South Police Station to conduct a raid. He prepared a search memo and forwarded it to the concerned court. In the raid conducted thereafter, it was found that accused 1 and 2 were engaged in prostitution and accused 3 and 4 were conducting the brothel. 5th accused was waiting for his chance of prostitution. With these allegations, the crime was registered.

3. Heard Shri Millu Dandapani, lear