Bailable warrant in place of non-bailable warrant where initial cognizance supported limited relief and appearance was directed.

Where cognizance is taken in the first instance against an accused, summoning by bailable warrant is treated as the settled course, and the court may grant limited relief by converting a non-bailable warrant into a bailable warrant. On the facts noted, the earlier orders and surrounding circumstances supported that course. The warrant was accordingly converted into a bailable warrant, and the accused was directed to appear before the trial court within 15 days.

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Issues: Whether the non-bailable warrant issued against the accused petitioner for appearance before the trial court was liable to be converted into a bailable warrant.

Analysis: The petition was confined to the limited relief of conversion of the warrant into a bailable warrant. The order records that, in cases where cognizance is taken in the first instance against an accused, summoning by bailable warrants is the settled course, and the circumstances of the case, including the earlier orders cited, supported grant of that limited relief.

Conclusion: The non-bailable warrant was converted into a bailable warrant and the petitioner was directed to appear before the court below within 15 days.

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