IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 11TH DECEMBER 2006 / 20TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 Bail Appl..No. 7319 of 2006() ----------------------------- CRMP.682/2005 of DISTRICT COURT, KALPETTA CC.109/2001 of J.M.F.C, MANANTHAVADY Crime No.7319/2006 of Thalappuzha Police Station .................... PETITIONER/1ST ACCUSED ---------------------------------------- K.M.IBRAHIM, S/O. KUNJUMUHAMMED, SUNTICOPA, KODAGU DISTRICT, KARNATAKA STATE. BY ADV. SRI.KRISHNA PRASAD. S SRI.S.ASHOK KUMAR. RESPONDENT: COMPLAINANT/STATE ------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, REPRESENTING SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THALAPUZHA POLICE STATION, WAYANAD. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SHRI. JAI GEORGE THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/12/2006 ALONG WITH B.A.NOS.7320 & 7331/06, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:0. V.Ramkumar, J. =================== B.A.Nos.7319, 7320 & 7331 of 2006 =================== Dated this the 11th day of December, 2006. ORDER The common petitioner in these applications for anticipatory bail is an accused in Crime Nos.77/2000, 20/2001 and 82/2001 respectively of Thalappuzha Police Station for an offence punishable under Section 406 I.P.C. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner before the J.F.C.M., Mananthavady, the case against him has been split up and transferred to the long pending register and numbered as L.P. Nos.11 of 2004, 34 of 2004 and 5 of 2005 respectively. 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 concerned and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the Magistrate and files applications for regular bail within three weeks from today, the same BA No.7319/06, etc. -: 2 :- shall be considered and disposed of preferably on the same day on which they are filed. With this direction, these petitions are dismissed. V.Ramkumar, Judge. ess 11/12