IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 23RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 1ST ASWINA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 5693 of 2010() ---------------------------------- (S.C. 716/2009 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SESSIONS JUDGE, IRINJALAKUDA) ....... PETITIONER(S)/ACCUSED: -------------------------------- SAJEEVAN.P.M., AGED 52 YEARS, S/O.MADHAVAN, RESIDING AT:PONATH HOUSE, NATTIKA BEACH, P.O.NATTIKA-680 566, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.C.R.REKHESH SHARMA SRI. PREM NAVAZ RESPONDENT(S): STATE & COMPLAINANT: ------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, VALAPPAD POLICE STATION, P.O.VALAPPAD-680 567, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C.S. HRITHWIK THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: SVS/ V. RAMKUMAR, J. .................................................... Bail Application No. 5693 of 2010 ...................................................... Dated this the 23rd day of September, 2010 ORDER Petitioner who is the accused in Crime No. 114 of 2006 of Valappad Police Station, for offences punishable under Sections 423, 431 and 308 read with Sec. 34 I.P.C. and whose case is now pending before the Principal Assistant Sessions Judge, Irinjalakkuda as S.C. No. 716 of 2009 seeks anticipatory bail. Consequent on the non- appearance of the petitioner. non-bailable warrants of arrest are pending against the petitioner. 2. 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 Principal Assistant Sessions Court and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the Principal Assistant Sessions Court and files an application for regular bail within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of, preferably, on the same date on which it is filed notwithstanding the pendency of non-bailable warrants of arrest against the petitioner. This Bail Application is, accordingly, disposed of. Dated, this the 23rd day of September, 2010. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani.