IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 21ST FEBRUARY 2011 / 2ND PHALGUNA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 1425 of 2011() ---------------------------------- (C.C NO.137/2006 OF CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, MANJERI CRIME NO. 49/2000 OF MANJERI POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT) ......... PETITIONER/ACCUSED --------------------------- ASLAM, S/O. MUHAMMED, FAIZAL MANZIL, CHETTIYANGADI, MANJERI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENT(S):STATE ---------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANJERI POLICE STATION – THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI – 31. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.S.HRITHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: svs V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No. 1425 of 2011 ------------------------------- DATED: 21-02-2011 O R D E R Petitioner who is the second accused in C.C. No. 137 of 2006 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Manjeri for offences punishable under Sections 420 and 468 read with Sec. 34 I.P.C., seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in the above case, his case was transferred to the Long Pending Register as L.P. No. 47 of 2010. 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 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 pendency of non- bailable warrants of arrest against the petitioner and also after considering the explanation offered by the petitioner for his previous non-appearance. With the above observation this application is disposed of . Dated this the 21st day of February, 2011 V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ani/