IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2010 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 Bail Appl..No. 8446 of 2010 -------------------------------------- [S.C. NO.292/09 OF THE ADDITIONAL SESSIONS (FAST TRACK -ADHOC) COURT II, PALAKKAD IN CRIME NO.18/07 OF CHITTOOR EXCISE RANGE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT] .......... PETITIONER/APPLICANT: ------------------------------------ SHAJI VARGHESE, S/O.VERGHESE, AGED 34 YEARS, KAYATHUNGAL HOUSE, RAJAMUDI P.O., MURIKKASHERY, UDUMPANCHOLA TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JAMES ABRAHAM (VILAYAKATTU). RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. M.S. BREEZ. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/12/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bail Application No. 8446 of 2010 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 20-12-2010 ORDER Petitioner, who is the accused in Crime No. 18 of 2007 of Chittoor Excise Range, Palakkad District, now pending before the Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track (Adhoc) Court II, Palakkad as S.C. No. 292 of 2009, 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 Court below and seek regular bail. Accordingly, if the petitioner surrenders before the court below and files an application for regular bail within two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of, preferably, B.A. No. 8446 of 2010 -:2:- 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. Sd/-V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani/ /true copy/ P.S. to Judge