JUDGMENT

Petitioner primarily seeks for a direction to permit him to execute a single bond for all crimes registered in the State of Kerala in which he has been granted bail. Though the petitioner has also sought for a direction to record his arrest, in crimes already registered, within a time period to be fixed, the said relief was not pressed during the course of arguments.

2. Petitioner is the accused in more than 1200 cases, all registered in different Police Stations spread over the entire State. He has been granted bail in 738 cases in which his arrest was recorded. Despite bail having been granted by this Court, petitioner is aggrieved by the conditions imposed in all the bail orders which mandates execution of a bail bond with two solvent sureties to the satisfaction of the Court having jurisdiction. According to the petitioner, the said condition has turned out to be too onerous for compliance and he continues to be in custody. 3. A statement has been filed on behalf of the Investigating Officer wherein it is pointed out that a total of 1343 cases have been registered against the petitioner, at various Police Stations all over Kerala, out of which, 1297 cases have been tran