IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 24TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 2ND ASWINA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 5491 of 2010() ----------------------------------------- C.P. CASE NO.480/2006 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, DHANBAD. ................ PETITIONER/ACCUSED ---------------------------------- V.K. SIVADAS, S/O. V.K. KARAPPAN, VENNEMGOTTE HOUSE, VENKITANGU POLICE BHARATHY, THRISSUR-680 510. BY ADV. SRI.THOMAS T.VARGHESE, SRI.N. SASI. RESPONDENTS/STATE/COMPLAINANT --------------------------------------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTING THE S.I. OF POLICE, VENKITANGU, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI. ANNI. V.D., W/O. V.N. VENUGOPAL, RESIDENT OF Q.NO.E-7, ESI HOSPITAL, MAITHON P.O., MAITHON DAM, DHANBAD DISTRICT. R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR.C.S. HRITHWIK. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: rs. V.RAMKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------------- Bail Application No.5491 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 24th day of September, 2010 ORDER The petitioner, who is the accused in C.P.No.480 of 2006 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Dhanbad for an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, seeks anticipatory bail on the allegation that Pavaratty Police are trying to arrest the petitioner in execution of non-bailable warrants issued by the Magistrate at Dhanbad. 2. Anticipatory bail cannot be granted to nullify the process issued by the court of competent jurisdiction. The remedy of the petitioner is to surrender before the trial court and seek regular bail. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to surrender before the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Dhanbad on 25/10/2010 or on 26/10/2010 and seek regular bail. The petitioner shall not be arrested by Pavaratty Police until then. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj