Byers, J.

1. These petitions have been filed by the Crown Prosemt Madras under Section 497(5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the re-arrest of the two respondents under the following circumstances:

These respondents were arrested by the police on 27th Decemember, 1944, in connection with the death of one Lakshmikantham, who is alleged to have been murdered on the morning of 8th November, 1944, in Vepery, Madras, by two persons named Vadivelu and Nagalingam. Their application for bail was rejected by the Commissioner of Police, Madras, in his capacity as a Presidency Magistrate but on an application to the Vacation Judge of this Court they were enlarged on bail on 29th December, 1944, by Patanjali Sastri, J., panding the investigation of the case against them. The conditions were that each of them should excute a bond for Rs. 10,000 with two sureties each for Rs 10 000 and they were directed execute a bond for Rs. 10, 0000 with two sureties each for Rs. 10,0000 and they were directed to leave Madras immediately after their release and not to visit or remain in Madras until the commencement of the trial of the case.

2. The grounds on which their application for bail was based