IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2011 / 3RD CHAITHRA 1933 Bail Appl..No. 2169 of 2011() ----------------------------- CC.1632/2011 of ADDL.C.J.M., ERNAKULAM CRIME NO. 277/2003 of PANANGAD POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER/ACCUSED:- ----------------------------- DAVID JOSEPH, THENGUPURACKAL HOUSE, CANAL SIDE, SOUTH GATE, VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SAIBY JOSE KIDANGOOR SRI.BENNY ANTONY PAREL SRI.JOSWIN THAMBI KUNNATH RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PANANGAD POLICE STATION, PANANGAD. ADV. SRI. C.S. HRITHWIK, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------- Bail Application No. 2169 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 24 th day of March, 2011. O R D E R Petitioner who is the first accused in C.C.No.1632 of 2011 on the file of Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ernakulam, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Admittedly, 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 . sd/- V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv //True Copy// P.A to Judge.