IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2011 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 2402 of 2011() ----------------------------- SC.433/2010 of ADDL.DISTRICT COURT (ADHOC)-II, ERNAKULAM .................... PETITIONER --------- SOORAJ, S/O. GOPINATHAN NAIR, LAKSHMI NIVAS, EDAKKARA VILLAGE, NILAMBUR, NOW RESIDING AT SOPANAM HOUSE, NOCHIMA, ALUVA BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bail Application No. 2402 of 2011 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 23-03-2011 ORDER Petitioner, who is the accused in Crime No. 154 of 2002 of Ernakulam Town South Police Station, for an offence punishable under Sec. 395 I.P.C. and whose case is now pending beore the Addl. Sessions Court (Adhoc-II), Ernakulam as S.C. No. 433 of 2010, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Admittedly non-bailable warrants of arrest are pending against the petitioner. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted to nullify the process issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. There is no reason why the petitioner should not surrender before the Court below and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the court below and files an application for regular bail within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of, preferably, on the same date on which it is filed notwithstanding the pendency of non-bailable warrants of arrest against the petitioner. This Bail Application is, accordingly, disposed of. Dated this the 23rd day of March, 2011. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE)