IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 15TH MAY 2007 / 25TH VAISAKHA 1929 Bail Appl..No. 2797 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 253 OF 2007 OF NEDUMKANDOM POLICE STATION PETITIONER/ACCUSED ----------------------- MUHAMMED YUSUF, S/O.THAMBI RAWTHER, OOTTUKULATHU HOUSE, BLOCK NO.673, THIRD CAMP KARA, KARUNAPURAM VILLAGE, UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PAULY MATHEW MURICKEN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTING THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEDUMKANDAM POLICE STATION. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No. 2797 of 2007 ------------------------------- DATED: 15-05-2007 O R D E R Petitioner who is the accused in Crime No.253 of 2007 of Nedumkandam Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 55 (a), (g) and Section 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act. seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in C.P. No. 65 of 2007 on the file of the J.F.C.M., Nedumkandam 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 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. ani