IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2010 / 1ST POUSHA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 8356 of 2010() ---------------------------------- (CRIME NO. 165/2007 OF MAVELIKKARA EXCISE RANGE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT) ..... PETITIONER/ACCUSED --------------------------- SUMANGALA, W/O.AMBUJAKSHAN, PLAKKOT VEEDU, KOZHIPALLYKARAMA MURI, PERINGALA VILLAGE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN SRI.R.REJI SMT.THARA THAMBAN SRI.B.BIPIN SMT.REVATHY P. NAIR RESPONDENT(S): COMPLAINANT -------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, REPRESENTING THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE, MAVELIKARA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: svs V.RAMKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.8356 of 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of December, 2010 ORDER Petitioner, who is the accused in Crime No.165 of 2007 of Mavelikkara Excise Range, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in C.P.No.106 of 2010 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Kayamkulam, 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 Magistrate and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the Magistrate and files an application for regular bail within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of preferably on the same day on which it is filed notwithstanding the Bail Appln.No.8356/2010 : 2 : pendency of non-bailable warrants of arrest against the petitioner and also after considering the explanation offered by the petitioner for her previous non- appearance. With the above observation this application is disposed of . V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj