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. 8151 of 2010() ------------------------ CRIME NO. 57/2006 OF PATTANAKKAD POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA ................................. PETITIONER / 2ND ACCUSED: ------------------------------------------ SUDHI, S/O.NATESAN, VETTICKATTU HOUSE, THIRUNELLOOR, 10TH WARD, PALLIPPURAM PANCHAYATH, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.MOHANAN RESPONDENT / STATE : ---------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C.S. HRITHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Mn V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No.8151 of 2010 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of December, 2010 O R D E R Petitioner, who is the second accused in C.C.No.579/2006 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Cherthala, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in C.C.No.579/2006 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Cherthala, 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. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. ln