IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 16TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 25TH BHADRA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 7718 of 2011() ----------------------------- CRIME NO.247/2011 OF KOTTAYAM WEST POLICE STATION CC 134/2011 OF JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-III, KOTTAYAM. ------ PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.4 ----------------------------------------- P.C.RAVEENDRAN, AGED 47, S/O.S/O.SUKUMARAN, NIVEDHYA VEEDU, CHITTARICKAL, KAMBALLOOR P.O., KASARGODE. BY ADV. SRI.C.P.UDAYABHANU RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT -------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE S.I. OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM WEST POLICE STATION, (CRIME 247/2011) REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.M.S.BREEZ THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: VK V.RAMKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------------- Bail Appln.No.7718 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of September, 2011 ORDER Petitioner, who is accused No.4 in C.C.No.134 of 2011 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-III, Kottayam, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Consequent on the non-appearance of the petitioner in C.C.No.134 of 2011 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-III, Kottayam, 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 16th day of September, 2011. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. skj